KROK 1 2023 – Question 49 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A 47-year-old woman complains of protracted vomiting. She has lost a large amount of gastric juice. What acid-base imbalance can be suspected in this case?
- A. Non-gaseous alkalosis
- B. Metabolic acidosis
- C. Gaseous alkalosis
- D. Gaseous acidosis
- E. Non-gaseous acidosis
Hint
Think about what vomiting removes from the body, namely hydrochloric acid, and how losing it changes bicarbonate and chloride in the blood.
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