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Can severe hypoalbuminemia lead to pulmonary congestion or pulmonary edema?
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∙ 12y ago
There are two opposing forces controlling the movement of fluid from the blood into the interstitial compartment. One is the force of pressure which is driven by the heart and blood pressure which acts to push liquid into the lungs. The other force is osmosis which acts to keep liquid in the blood. The albumin in the blood increases the concentration of solutes in the blood and the water stays in the blood because of this. So hypoalbuminemia lowers the concentration of solutes in the blood and upsets the balance of forces to favor the movement of liquid into the interstitial compartment causing systemic oedema. however this does not generally happen in the lungs as the albumin concentration in the pulmonary interstitial fluid tends to follow that of the blood meaning oncotic forces are less important. So the answer is not usually.
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