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Exam questionKROK 1Dentistry ยท 2012

A 30-year-old comatous patient with type I diabetes mellitus had been admitted to a hospital. Laboratory tests revealed hyperglycemia, ketonemia. Which of the following metabolic disorders might be found in this patient?

Answer options

  1. Respiratory acidosis
  2. Normal acid-base state
  3. Metabolic acidosis
  4. Metabolic alkalosis
  5. Respiratory alkalosis
Correct answer

Metabolic acidosis

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