KROK 1 2015 – Question 108 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
During blood transfusion a patient has developed intravascular erythrocyte hemolysis. What kind of hypersensitivity does the patient have?
- A. I type (anaphylactic)
- B. IV type (granulomatosis)
- C. III type (immune complex)
- D. IV type (cellular cytotoxicity)
- E. II type (antibody-dependent)
Hint
Think about which arm of the immune response recognises antigens on the surface of transfused foreign cells, and how those cells are then destroyed inside the vessels.
The answer, the explanation and a note on every option are available once you log in. The account is free: topic tests, a mock exam, mistake review and statistics.
More questions on Pathophysiology
- After a road accident a victim has tachycardia, arterial blood pressure 130/90 mm Hg, tachypnoe, the skin is pale and dry, excitation of central…
- A 54-year-old woman was brought to a casualty department after a car accident. A traumatologist diagnosed her with multiple fractures of the lower…
- A 30-year-old man with diabetes mellitus type I was hospitalised. The patient is comatose. Laboratory tests revealed hyperglycemia and ketonemia…
- A 15-year-old patient has fasting plasma glucose level 4,8 mmol/l, one hour after glucose challenge it becomes 9,0 mmol/l, in 2 hours it is 7,0…
- A 43-year-old patient suffers from acute pancreatitis with disrupted common bile duct patency. What condition can develop in this case?
- A 30-year-old patient’s blood test revealed the following: erythrocyte count is 6 · 10¹²/l, hemoglobin is 10,55 mmol/l. Vaquez’s disease was…