KROK 1 Stomatology 2016 – Question 27 · 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. Gaseous alkalosis
- B. Nongaseous excretory acidosis
- C. Gaseous acidosis
- D. Nongaseous excretory alkalosis
- E. Nongaseous metabolic acidosis
Hint
Consider what the body loses with large volumes of gastric contents and how the resulting change in plasma ionized calcium explains the tetany.
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