KROK 1 2016 – Question 142 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A 62-year-old patient has been hospitalized due to massive cerebral hemorrhage. Blood pressure is 70/30 mm Hg, heart rate is 120/min., respiratory rate is 4/min., unconscious, no response to external stimuli. Such condition can be determined as:
- A. Agony
- B. Shock
- C. Collapse
- D. Coma
- E. Stress
Hint
Decide which abnormality in the description defines the condition and which of the other findings are consequences of the brain damage.
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