KROK 1 2017 – Question 138 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology

A patient with obliterating atherosclerosis has undergone sympathectomy of the femoral artery in the area of femoral triangle. What type of arterial hyperemia was developed in the patient due to this surgery?

  1. A. Functional
  2. B. Neuroparalytic
  3. C. Metabolic
  4. D. Neurotonic
  5. E. Reactive
Hint

Think about what the sympathetic nerve supply normally does to arterial wall tone, and what happens to the vessel when that supply is cut.

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