KROK 1 2023 – Question 150 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A 59-year-old man was hospitalized in a severe condition with the diagnosis of initial pulmonary edema and acute myocardial infarction in the area of the posterior wall of the left ventricle and the septum. What mechanism is primary in the development of pulmonary edema in this patient?
- A. Reduction of alveolar-capillary diffusion of oxygen
- B. Pulmonary venous hypertension
- C. Hypoxemia
- D. Pulmonary arterial hypertension
- E. Left ventricular failure
Hint
Think about the chain of events from the damaged myocardium to the lungs and identify the earliest link, before any pressure change appears in the pulmonary vessels.
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