KROK 1 2015 – Question 106 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A patient has been diagnosed with influenza. His condition drastically worsened after taking antipyretic drugs. He is unconscious, AP is 80/50 mm Hg, Ps is 140/min, body temperature dropped down to 35.8 °C. What complication developed in this patient?
- A. Acidosis
- B. Alkalosis
- C. Collapse
- D. Hyperthermia
- E. Hypovolemia
Hint
Think about what a sudden, excessive fall of body temperature after antipyretics does to vascular tone and to the blood supply of the brain.
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