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Anajune7

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A patient who has just had her first postoperative dinner out to celebrate her recovery from an intestinal bypass is brought to the emergency room by her spouse.
 
  He reports that the patient seems disoriented and is slurring her words. The patient did not have any alcohol with her pasta dinner. Which of the following might be the cause of her symptoms?
  A)
  Ketoacidosis
  B)
  Lactic acidosis
  C)
  Hypercapnia
  D)
  Hypothalemia

Question 2

Which of the following individuals is at the highest risk of developing a urinary tract infection (UTI)?
 
  A)
  A 60-year-old man with a history of cardiovascular disease who is recovering in hospital from a coronary artery bypass graft
  B)
  A 66-year-old man undergoing dialysis for the treatment of chronic renal failure secondary to hypertension
  C)
  A 38-year-old man with high urine output due to antidiuretic hormone insufficiency
  D)
  A 30-year-old woman with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus


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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Ans:
B

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A unique form of lactic acidosis, called D-lactic acidosis, can occur in persons with intestinal disorders that involve the generation and absorption of D-lactic acid. D-lactic acidosis can occur in persons with jejunoileal bypass, in which there is impaired reabsorption of carbohydrate in the small intestine. Persons with D-lactic acidosis experience episodic periods of metabolic acidosis often brought on by eating a meal high in carbohydrates. Manifestations include confusion, cerebellar ataxia, slurred speech, and loss of memory. They may complain of feeling (or may appear) intoxicated.

Answer to Question 2

Ans:
D

Feedback:

Young women as well as persons with diabetes are at high risk of UTIs. Neither postsurgical recovery nor renal failure is necessarily a direct risk for UTI development, and high urine output would prevent decrease rather than increase in UTI risk.


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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
Wow, this really help

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Excellent

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