KROK 1 2011 – Question 117 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A patient with marked pneumofibrosis that developed after infiltrating pulmonary tuberculosis has been diagnosed with respiratory failure. What is its pathogenetic type?
- A. Dysregulatory
- B. Restrictive
- C. Obstructive
- D. Reflex
- E. Apneistic
Hint
Think about which mechanical property of the lung changes when scar tissue replaces normal lung parenchyma.
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