KROK 1 2009 – Question 91 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A 12-year-old teenager has significantly put off weight within 3 months; glucose concentration rose up to 50 millimole/L. He fell into a coma. What is the main mechanism of its development?
- A. Ketonemic
- B. Hyperosmolar
- C. Lactacidemic
- D. Hypoglycemic
- E. Hypoxic
Hint
Weigh which consequence of the very high glucose value itself, rather than of the underlying disease, would be enough to depress consciousness.
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