KROK 1 Stomatology 2012 – Question 45 · KROK (Dentistry)
A patient with diabetes mellitus lapsed into diabetic coma as a result of acid-base disbalance. Specify the type of disbalance:
- A. Respiratory acidosis
- B. Metabolic alkalosis
- C. Metabolic acidosis
- D. Non-gaseous alkalosis
- E. Gaseous alkalosis
Hint
Think about which non-volatile acids accumulate in blood when insulin deficiency drives fat breakdown.
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