KROK 1 2021 – Question 128 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathomorphology
A patient, who for a long time was suffering from rheumatism and had mitral stenosis, died of cardiopulmonary failure. Autopsy revealed brown induration of the lungs. What circulatory disorder leads to such changes in the lungs?
- A. Portal hypertension
- B. Chronic left ventricular failure
- C. Acute right ventricular failure
- D. Chronic right ventricular failure
- E. Acute left ventricular failure
Hint
Mitral stenosis raises pressure behind the narrowed valve; think about which circulation becomes congested and what happens to red cells and macrophages in the alveolar septa and spaces.
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