A 56-year-old woman has congestive heart failure with generalized edema. Which of the following plays an important role in the formation of edema in this woman?
A. increased interstitial hydrostatic pressure
B. decreased interstitial oncotic pressure
C. increased plasma oncotic pressure
D. decreased renal excretion of Na+
E. decreased venous pressure
ANS: D
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