Which is a systemic adaptation to immobility?

Dependent edema

(a) Plantar flexion contracture (foot drop) is a localized response to prolonged extension of the ankle (b) Static respiratory secretions provide an excellent media for bacterial growth that can result in hypostatic pneumonia, which is a localized response to immobility (c) Decreased calf muscle activity and pressure of the bed on the legs allow blood to accumulate in the distal veins. The resulting increased hydrostatic pressure moves fluid out of the intravascular compartment into the interstitial compartment, causing edema. (d) Prolonged pressure on the skin over a bony prominence interferes with capillary blood flow to the skin, which ultimately can result in the localized response of a pressure ulcer.