HomeKROK Question Archive
Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2021

A 3-year-old child has been brought by an ambulance to the intensive care unit of the infectious diseases hospital. On examination the child is in severe condition, skin and mucosa are dry, tissue turgor is reduced. The patient's history vomiting were observed throughout the previous day after the child had eaten food products of poor quality. What type of salt and water imbalance is likely to have developed in the patient?

Answer options

  1. Isoosmolar dehydration
  2. Isoosmolar hyperhydration
  3. Hypoosmolar hyperhydration
  4. Hyperosmolar hyperhydration
  5. Hypoosmolar dehydration
Correct answer

Hypoosmolar dehydration

This educational archive is provided by KROKEXAM and is not an official testing authority publication.