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What is A patient exhibits swelling of the ankles and a bloated abdomen and has a history of malnutrition. The bloated abdomen is probably caused by? and explain in detail?
In long-standing protein-energy malnutrition, protein catabolism takes place. Blood albumin level decreases. Which leads to decreased colloidal osmotic pressure in the capillaries.This causes increased capillary permeability and edema results.(Ref: Ganong&;s Review of medical physiology, 24th edition)