KROK 1 2009 – Question 144 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
As a result of a trauma a patient has developed traumatic shock that led to the following disorders: AP is 140/90 mm Hg, Ps is 120 bpm. The patient is fussy, talkative, pale. Such state relates to the following shock phase:
- A. Terminal
- B. Erectile
- C. Torpid
- D. Latent period
- E. -
Hint
Think about what the sympathoadrenal response does to blood pressure, heart rate and behaviour early after injury, before compensation fails.
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