KROK 1 2011 – Question 95 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
An infant has pylorospasm, weakness, hypodynamia, convulsions as a result of frequent vomiting. What kind of acid-base disbalance is it?
- A. Excretory alkalosis
- B. Metabolic acidosis
- C. Exogenous nongaseous acidosis
- D. Excretory acidosis
- E. Gaseous alkalosis
Hint
Consider which component of gastric juice is lost with repeated vomiting and in which direction its loss shifts the blood pH.
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