Expansion of the intravascular volume and increased intravascular pressure are the main causes of edema in
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(B). There is an increase in venous hydrostatic pressure from expansion of the intravascular volume, which is caused by impaired pumping by the heart, and the increase in venous pressure causes fluid to move from the intravascular space to the interstitial space
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