KROK 1 2021 – Question 139 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A man with tetanus developed acute respiratory failure. What type of respiratory failure develops in such cases?
- A. Restrictive disorder of alveolar ventilation
- B. Dysregulatory disorder of alveolar ventilation
- C. Diffusion abnormality
- D. Perfusion abnormality
- E. Obstructive disorder of alveolar ventilation
Hint
Consider how tetanus toxin disrupts inhibitory control of motor neurons and thus the nervous regulation of the muscles that drive breathing.
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