KROK 1 2016 – Question 146 · 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. Erectile
- B. Torpid
- C. Preshock (compensation stage)
- D. Terminal
- E. Agony
Hint
Consider how the sympathoadrenal response and the patient's behaviour change from the first period after severe trauma to the later one.
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