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Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2018

A patient has gradually lost consciousness. The skin is pale and dry. There is smell of ammonia from the mouth. Respirations are deep and noisy. Heart sounds are muffled, pericardial friction rub is present. Blood pressure is 180/130 mm Hg. Blood test: Hb- 80 g/L, leukocytes – 12 × 109/l, blood glucose – 6.4 mmol/L, urea – 50 mmol/L, creatinine – 1200 mcmol/L, blood osmolality – 350 mOsmol/kg H2O. No urinary excretion. Make the diagnosis:

Answer options

  1. Acute disturbance of cerebral circulation
  2. Acute renal failure
  3. Hyperglycemic coma
  4. Hyperosmolar coma
  5. Uremic coma
Correct answer

Uremic coma

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