KROK 1 2013 – Question 158 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A hypertensive patient had been keeping to a salt-free diet and taking antihypertensive drugs together with hydrochlorothiazide for a long time. This resulted in electrolyte imbalance. What disorder of the internal environment occurred in the patient?
- A. Metabolic acidosis
- B. Hypochloremic alkalosis
- C. Increase in circulating blood volume
- D. Hypermagnesemia
- E. Hyperkalemia
Hint
Think about which ions a thiazide diuretic wastes in the urine, especially on a low-salt diet, and how the acid-base balance responds.
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