KROK 1 2012 – Question 194 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
After taking poor-quality food a patient developed repeated episodes of diarrhea. On the next day he presented with decreased arterial pressure, tachycardia, extrasystole. Blood pH is 7,18. These abnormalities were caused by the development of:
- A. Nongaseous acidosis
- B. Nongaseous alkalosis
- C. Gaseous acidosis
- D. Gaseous alkalosis
- E. Metabolic alkalosis
Hint
Use the pH value to decide the direction of the shift, then ask whether the lost intestinal fluid mainly changes carbon dioxide or bicarbonate balance.
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