KROK 1 Stomatology 2015 – Question 169 · KROK (Dentistry)
A patient suffering from pericarditis with rapid progression has developed acute cardiac tamponade. What regulation mechanism is most likely to compensate for this pathology?
- A. Tachycardia
- B. Homeometric
- C. Vasoconstriction
- D. Inotropic effect of catecholamines
- E. Heterometric
Hint
Consider what tamponade does to ventricular diastolic filling, and which way of maintaining cardiac output remains available when filling is restricted.
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