PLASMA COLLOID OSMOTIC PRESSURE AS A FACTOR IN EDEMA FORMATION AND EDEMA ABSORPTION
Authors: Arthur C. Kerkhof
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1937)

Article1 December 1937PLASMA COLLOID OSMOTIC PRESSURE AS A FACTOR IN EDEMA FORMATION AND EDEMA ABSORPTIONARTHUR C. KERKHOF, B.S., Ph.D., M.D.ARTHUR C. KERKHOF, B.S., Ph.D., M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-11-6-867 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe proteins of the blood plasma being hydrophilic colloids in solution must exert an osmotic pressure. This osmotic pressure measures the momentum of the impacts made by the colloid particles on a unit of surface. Water and salt will pass from the outside to the inside of a tube whose wall is permeable to salt and water but is not permeable to colloid particles if there is a salt solution within the tube containing a hydrophilic colloid dispersed in it. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Minneapolis, Minnesota*Received for publication March 29, 1937.From the Department of Medicine of the University of Minnesota at the Minneapolis General Hospital. Nextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byPathophysiologie der HerzinsuffizienzAnuria: With special reference to renal failure in blackwater fever, incompatible transfusions, and crush injuries 1 December 1937Volume 11, Issue 6Page: 867-880KeywordsBlood plasmaEdemaHospital medicineOsmotic pressurePlasma proteinsSalts ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1937 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright, 1937, by The American College of PhysiciansPDF downloadLoading ...