KROK 1 2013 – Question 189 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A patient with constant headaches, pain in the occipital region, tinnitus, dizziness has been admitted to the cardiology department. Objectively: AP- 180/110 mm Hg, heart rate - 95/min. Radiographically, there is a stenosis of one of the renal arteries. Hypertensive condition in this patient has been caused by the activation of the following system:
- A. Immune
- B. Hemostatic
- C. Sympathoadrenal
- D. Kinin
- E. Renin-angiotensin
Hint
Think about how the kidney senses reduced perfusion and which blood-pressure regulatory system it triggers in response.
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