A group of patients entered the hospital unconscious. Allpatients are employees of a chemical plant, where mass poisoningwith cyanide compounds occurred.Questions:1. The development of which kind of typical pathological process(TPP) is initiated by intoxication with cyanides?2. Define this TPP.3. What kind of TPP according to the pathogenetic classificationhas developed in patients?4. Describe the mechanism of formation of this type of TPP.5. List the changes in blood gas composition and pH at this formof TPP.6. How can you explain these changes in blood gas compositionand pH?7. What kind of tissue cell death is typical in this case?

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