KROK 1 2023 – Question 43 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
The course of hemorrhagic shock was complicated by the development of acute renal failure in the patient. What is the initiating link in the mechanism of development of this complication?
- A. Development of DIC syndrome
- B. Activation of the sympathoadrenal system
- C. Release of vasopressin into the blood
- D. Increased permeability of the capillary wall
- E. Centralization of blood circulation with development of renal ischemia
Hint
Consider what the body's first response to massive blood loss does to the blood supply of organs that are not vital for immediate survival, and which of the listed events comes first in time.
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