KROK 1 2009 – Question 12 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A 38-year-old patient with an uterine haemorrhage lasting for 2 days was delivered to the admission ward. Which of the following will be revealed in the patient’s blood?
- A. Leukocytosis
- B. Decrease in the haematocrite index
- C. Eosinophilia
- D. Deceleration in ESR
- E. Increase in the colour index
Hint
Consider how the body refills the vascular space in the first days after blood loss, before the lost red cells have been regenerated.
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