KROK 1 2010 – Question 176 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A patient was admitted to the infectious department. His symptoms: dry skin, decreased skin turgor, rice-water stool. The patient was diagnosed with cholera. What disorder of water-electrolytic balance is most often observed in this disease?
- A. Hypoosmotic hyperhydration
- B. Hypoosmotic hypohydration
- C. Isoosmotic hypohydration
- D. Hyperosmotic hypohydration
- E. Hyperosmotic hyperhydration
Hint
Think about the sodium and water content of the fluid lost in cholera relative to plasma, and what this does to plasma osmolarity.
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