KROK 1 2013 – Question 12 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A patient with bronchial asthma has developed acute respiratory failure. What kind of respiratory failure occurs in this case?
- A. Restrictive ventilatory defect
- B. Obstructive disturbance of alveolar ventilation
- C. Diffusion
- D. Perfusion
- E. Dysregulation of alveolar ventilation
Hint
Ask what happens to airway calibre and resistance to airflow in an asthma attack, and which step of gas exchange is limited first.
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