KROK 1 2016 – Question 64 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
Poisoning caused by mercury (II) chloride (corrosive sublimate) occurred in the result of safety rules violation. In 2 days the patient’s diurnal diuresis was 620 ml. The patient developed headache, vomiting, convulsions, dyspnea; moist crackles were observed in the lungs. Name this pathology:
- A. Glomerulonephritis
- B. Chronic renal failure
- C. Acute renal failure
- D. Uremic coma
- E. Pyelonephritis
Hint
Think about the time course: two days after a single toxic exposure, with the daily urine volume reduced and signs of retained wastes.
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