KROK 1 2015 – Question 80 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A patient has insufficient blood supply to the kidneys, which has caused the development of pressor effect due to constriction of arterial resistance vessels. This condition results from the vessels being strongly affected by the following substance:
- A. Angiotensin II
- B. Renin
- C. Angiotensinogen
- D. Norepinephrine
- E. Catecholamines
Hint
Think of the humoral cascade switched on by renal ischaemia and ask which of its components actually constricts arteriolar smooth muscle.
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