KROK 1 2017 – Question 165 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A 30-year-old man with diabetes mellitus type I was hospitalized. The patient is comatose. Laboratory tests revealed hyperglycemia and ketonemia. What metabolic disorder can be detected in this patient?
- A. Acid-base balance is normal
- B. Metabolic acidosis
- C. Respiratory acidosis
- D. Respiratory alkalosis
- E. Metabolic alkalosis
Hint
Consider the chemical nature of ketone bodies and what they do to blood pH and bicarbonate before any respiratory compensation.
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