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Exam questionKROK 1Medicine · 2012

As a result of a road accident a 26-year-old man is in the torpid phase of shock. Blood count: leukocytes - 3,2 × 109/l. What is the leading mechanism of leukopenia development?

Answer options

  1. Faulty release of mature leukocytes from the bone marrow into the blood
  2. Leukocyte redistribution in the bloodstream
  3. Increased excretion of the leukocytes from the organism
  4. Leukocyte destruction in the hematopi-etic organs
  5. Leukopoiesis inhibition
Correct answer

Leukocyte redistribution in the bloodstream

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