KROK 1 Stomatology 2012 – Question 144 · KROK (Dentistry)
As a result of a road accident a 26-year-old man is in the torpid phase of shock. Blood count: leukocytes - 3,2 · 10⁹/l. What is the leading mechanism of leukopenia development?
- A. Increased excretion of the leukocytes from the organism
- B. Leukocyte redistribution in the bloodstream
- C. Leukocyte destruction in the hematopoietic organs
- D. Faulty release of mature leukocytes from the bone marrow into the blood
- E. Leukopoiesis inhibition
Hint
Consider what happens to blood flow in the microcirculation of internal organs during the torpid phase of shock and where leukocytes accumulate.
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