KROK 1 2011 – Question 62 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A 12-year-old teenager has significantly put off weight within 3 months; glucose concentration rose up to 50 millimole/l. He fell into a coma. What is the main mechanism of its development?
- A. Hypoxic
- B. Hyperosmolar
- C. Ketonemic
- D. Lactacidemic
- E. Hypoglycemic
Hint
Think about what a plasma glucose of 50 mmol/l does to the composition of the body fluids and how that disturbs brain cells.
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