KROK 1 2016 – Question 105 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A patient has insufficient blood supply to the kidneys, which caused the development of pressor effect due to the constriction of arterial resistance vessels. This is the result of the vessels being greatly affected by the following substance:
- A. Angiotensin II
- B. Norepinephrine
- C. Catecholamines
- D. Renin
- E. Angiotensinogen
Hint
Think of the chain of events set off by poor renal perfusion and ask which end product of it acts directly on the smooth muscle of arterioles.
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