KROK 1 2018 – Question 33 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A 30-year-old man complains of suffocation, heaviness in the chest on the right, general weakness. Body temperature is 38,9°C. Objectively the right side of the chest lags behind the left side during respiration. Pleurocentesis yielded exudate. What is the leading factor of exudation in the patient?
- A. Erythrocyte aggregation
- B. Hypoproteinemia
- C. Decreased resorption of pleural fluid
- D. Increased permeability of the vessel wall
- E. Increased blood pressure
Hint
Recall what separates an exudate from a transudate, and which pathological process produces fluid rich in protein and cells.
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