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Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2018

A 37-year-old worker during a fire ended up in the area of high CO. He was delivered to a hospital in unconscious state. Objectively: the skin of his face and hands is crimson. Respiration rate is 20/min. ECG: alterations specific for hypoxic myocardium. Hourly diuresis is 40 ml. Blood test: erythrocytes – 4.5 × 1012/L, Нb- 136 g/L, color index – 0.9, ESR - 3 mm/hour, carboxyhemoglobin – 5%. What criterion allows determining the severity of the patient’s condition?

Answer options

  1. Carboxyhemoglobin concentration
  2. ECG results
  3. Extent of trophic disorders
  4. Development of chronic renal failure
  5. Respiratory disorders
Correct answer

Carboxyhemoglobin concentration

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