Exam questionKROK 1Dentistry · 2017
A patient with diabetes mellitus has been delivered to a hospital unconscious. BP is low, Kussmaul’s respiration is observed, the smell of acetone can be detected from the patient’s mouth. What mechanism is leading in the coma development in this case?
Answer options
- Accumulation of ketone bodies in blood
- Accumulation of chlorine ions
- Accumulation of sodium ions
- Accumulation of potassium ions
- Accumulation of urea
Correct answer
Accumulation of ketone bodies in blood
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