Patient C., 32 y/o, was delivered unconscious to the intensive care department. The patient has a medical history of diabetes. Insulin was not found. The breathing is noisy, of Kussmaul’s type; acetone breath, the skin is dry, turgor is lowered, the facial features are sharp, periosteal reflexes are absent, eye ball tone is lowered. Blood contains 1.2 mmol/l of lactic acid (norm - 0.62-1.3 mmol/l), glycemia - 29 mmol/l. What kind of coma can be suspected?A. KetoacidoticB. Brain comaC. HyperosmolarD. HypochloremicE. Lactacidemic

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Patient C., 32 y/o, was delivered unconscious to the intensive care department. The patient has a
medical history of diabetes. Insulin was not found. The breathing is noisy, of Kussmaul’s type; acetone breath, the skin is dry, turgor is lowered, the facial features are sharp, periosteal reflexes
are absent, eye ball tone is lowered. Blood contains 1.2 mmol/l of lactic acid (norm - 0.62-1.3 mmol/l), glycemia - 29 mmol/l. What kind of coma can be suspected?
A. Ketoacidotic
B. Brain coma
C. Hyperosmolar
D. Hypochloremic
E. Lactacidemic

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