KROK 1 2017 – Question 73 · KROK (Medicine) · Physiology
Due to blood loss the circulating blood volume of a patient decreased. How will it affect the blood pressure in this patient?
- A. Only systolic pressure will decrease
- B. Diastolic pressure will decrease, while systolic will increase
- C. Systolic pressure will decrease, while diastolic will increase
- D. Systolic and diastolic pressure will decrease
- E. Only diastolic pressure will decrease
Hint
Think about how a smaller circulating volume reduces venous return, stroke volume and arterial filling, and whether compensatory vasoconstriction can fully offset this.
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