KROK 1 2018 – Question 25 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
Due to trauma the patient has lost 25% of circulating blood volume. Name the emergency compensatory mechanism against blood loss:
- A. Restoration of erythrocyte number
- B. Restoration of blood protein composition
- C. Interstitial fluid inflow to the vessels
- D. Increase of reticulocyte number
- E. Erythropoiesis activation
Hint
Compare how quickly each mechanism acts, and choose the one that can restore circulating volume within minutes of blood loss.
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