Results for “acid-base”

A 7-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department because he has been breathing hard since the morning. He has vomited repeatedly for two days and says hi…

Acute Care · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 58-year-old man has vomited large volumes each day for nine days, bringing up food eaten the day before. The vomitus contains no bile. He has lost 5 kg, his m…

Physiology · Foundations · middle twist

A 76-year-old man is admitted after falling down four steps at home. He weighs 75 kg. He has fractures of the left fifth to eighth ribs and it hurts him to brea…

Physiology · Foundations · middle twist

A 72-year-old man with diabetic kidney disease takes perindopril and spironolactone. He has a serum potassium concentration of 6.2 mmol/L (3.5–5.2), chloride 11…

Renal, Urology and Electrolytes · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 29-year-old woman has a plasma bicarbonate concentration of 15 mmol/L (reference 22–29 mmol/L) and a normal anion gap. Her urine pH is 6.2 during bicarbonate…

Biomedical Science · Mechanisms of disease · middle twist

A 60-year-old man with a history of chronic diarrhea presents with muscle weakness and lethargy. Laboratory tests show: potassium 3.1 mmol/L (3.5-5.0 mmol/L), b…

Year 4 · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 50-year-old man presents to the emergency department with confusion, rapid breathing, and general weakness. He has a history of chronic kidney disease. On exa…

Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic function of simple cuboidal epithelium?

Year 1 · Foundations · common

A patient's arterial blood gas (ABG) results are as follows: Parameter Given Value Reference Range pH 7.25 7.35 - 7.45 PaCO₂ 50 mmHg 35 - 45 mmHg HCO₃⁻ 24 mEq/L…

Year 2 · Foundations · common