KROK 1 2016 – Question 8 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A patient suffers from disrupted patency of the airways at the level of small and medium-sized bronchial tubes. What changes of acid-base balance can occur in the patient?
- A. Respiratory acidosis
- B. Metabolic acidosis
- C. Metabolic alkalosis
- D. Acid-base balance remains unchanged
- E. Respiratory alkalosis
Hint
Think about which gas is hindered from leaving the lungs when the narrowing lies in the smaller airways, and what that does to its level in blood and to pH.
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