KROK 1 2015 – Question 133 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A 30-year-old man with diabetes mellitus type I was hospitalised. The patient is comatose. Laboratory tests revealed hyperglycemia and ketonemia. What metabolic disorder can be detected in this patient?
- A. Normal acid-base balance
- B. Respiratory alkalosis
- C. Metabolic acidosis
- D. Respiratory acidosis
- E. Metabolic alkalosis
Hint
Think about what accumulating ketone bodies, which are organic acids, do to blood pH and to the bicarbonate buffer.
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