KROK 1 2008 – Question 157 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A patient ill with enteritis accompanied by massive diarrhea has low water rate in the extracellular space, high water rate inside the cells and low blood osmolarity. What is such disturbance of water-electrolytic metabolism called?
- A. Hypo-osmolar hypohydration
- B. Osmolar hypohydration
- C. Hyperosmolar hypohydration
- D. Hyperosmolar hyperhydration
- E. Hypo-osmolar hyperhydration
Hint
Think about the effect of losing sodium-rich fluid and then replacing it with water: how osmolarity changes and in which direction water shifts between compartments.
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