KROK 1 2023 – Question 142 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
Examination of a patient shows the following: blood pressure — 180/110 mm Hg, heart rate — 95/min. X-ray detects narrowing of one of the renal arteries. What system was activated, causing the hypertensive state in this patient?
- A. Immune system
- B. Sympathoadrenal system
- C. Kinin system
- D. Renin-angiotensin system
- E. Hemostatic system
Hint
Think about what the juxtaglomerular cells release when one kidney is under-perfused, and how the resulting circulating peptide raises vascular tone and sodium retention.
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