KROK 1 2015 – Question 127 · KROK (Medicine) · 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 nervous system is observed. What shock stage is the patient most likely in?
- A. Torpid
- B. Preshock (compensation stage)
- C. Erectile
- D. Agony
- E. Terminal
Hint
Judge the stage by combining the haemodynamic values with the behaviour of the nervous system: is the body still compensating or already failing?
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