KROK 1 2015 – Question 65 · 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. Exogenous nongaseous acidosis
- B. Excretory alkalosis
- C. Excretory acidosis
- D. Metabolic acidosis
- E. Gaseous alkalosis
Hint
Think about what exactly is lost with frequent vomiting, in which direction this shifts the blood pH, and through which organ route the disturbance arises.
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