KROK 1 2008 – Question 125 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology

A driver who got a trauma in a road accident and is shocked has reduction of daily urinary output down to 300 ml. What is the main pathogenetic factor of such diuresis change?

  1. A. Decreased number of functioning glomerules
  2. B. Drop of oncotic blood pressure
  3. C. Drop of arterial pressure
  4. D. Increased vascular permeability
  5. E. Secondary hyperaldosteronism
Hint

Consider what supplies the driving force for glomerular filtration and how it is affected when circulating volume and vascular tone collapse after trauma.

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