KROK 1 Stomatology 2012 – Question 181 · KROK (Dentistry)
A 30-year-old comatose patient with type I diabetes mellitus had been admitted to a hospital. Laboratory tests revealed hyperglycemia, ketonemia. Which of the following metabolic disorders might be found in this patient?
- A. Respiratory alkalosis
- B. Respiratory acidosis
- C. Metabolic acidosis
- D. Normal acid-base state
- E. Metabolic alkalosis
Hint
Think about what the accumulation of ketone bodies does to the bicarbonate buffer and whether the primary disturbance is respiratory or non-respiratory.
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