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Exam questionKROK 1Medicine · 2015

A patient has been diagnosed with influenza. His condition drastically worsened after taking antipyretic drugs. He is unconscious, AP is 80/50 mm Hg, Ps is 140/m, body temperature dropped down to 35,8°C. What complication developed in this patient?

Answer options

  1. Hypovolemia
  2. Hyperthermia
  3. Alkalosis
  4. Collapse
  5. Acidosis
Correct answer

Collapse

Explanation

A patient has been diagnosed with influenza. His condition drastically worsened after taking antipyretic drugs. He is unconscious, AP is 80/50 mm Hg, Ps is 140/m, body temperature dropped down to 35,8°C. What complication developed in this patient? In Influenza, administration of Antipyretics leads to the appearance of a complication called Collapse (note the sharply reduced blood pressure and temperature, increased pulse, and unconsciousness).

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