KROK 1 Stomatology 2014 – Question 38 · KROK (Dentistry)
A female patient with toxemia of pregnancy has hypersalivation resulting in a daily loss of 3-4 liters of saliva. What disorder of water-salt metabolism occurs in such cases?
- A. Hyponatremia
- B. Hypokalemia
- C. Hyperosmolar hypohydration
- D. Hypoosmolar hypohydration
- E. Isoosmolar hypohydration
Hint
Compare the osmolality of saliva with that of blood plasma and consider what is lost in greater proportion, water or salts.
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