KROK 1 Stomatology 2013 – Question 38 · KROK (Dentistry)
A pregnant woman developed severe toxemia with exhausting recurrent vomiting throughout a day. By the end of the day she developed tetanic convulsions and bodily dehydration. The described changes were caused by the following type of acid-base disbalance:
- A. Nongaseous excretory acidosis
- B. Nongaseous excretory alkalosis
- C. Gaseous alkalosis
- D. Nongaseous metabolic acidosis
- E. Gaseous acidosis
Hint
Think about what is lost from the body with gastric contents during repeated vomiting and how that shifts blood pH.
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