KROK 1 2019 – Question 133 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
An unconscious young man in the state of morphine intoxication has been brought into an admission room. The patient’s respiration is slow and shallow due to suppression of the respiratory center. What kind of respiratory failure occurred in this case?
- A. Ventilatory restriction
- B. Ventilatory obstruction
- C. Ventilatory disregulation
- D. Diffusion
- E. Perfusion
Hint
Identify which level of the breathing mechanism morphine acts on, and whether the structure of the lungs or chest is involved at all.
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