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
- Carboxyhemoglobin concentration
- ECG results
- Extent of trophic disorders
- Development of chronic renal failure
- Respiratory disorders
Correct answer
Carboxyhemoglobin concentration
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