KROK 1 Stomatology 2016 – Question 84 · KROK (Dentistry)
A patient with diabetes mellitus has been delivered to a hospital unconscious. BP is low, Kussmaul’s respiration is observed, the smell of acetone can be detected from the patient’s mouth. What mechanism is leading in the coma development in this case?
- A. Accumulation of potassium ions
- B. Accumulation of sodium ions
- C. Accumulation of chlorine ions
- D. Accumulation of urea
- E. Accumulation of ketone bodies in blood
Hint
Link Kussmaul breathing and the smell of acetone in a diabetic patient with the metabolic product responsible for both.
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