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WATER AND ELECTROLYTE BALANCE- Part 5
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1 Normal anion gap in plasma is about
(A) 5 meq/L (B) 15 meq/L
(C) 25 meq/L (D) 40 meq/L
2. Anion gap is normal in
(A) Hyperchloraemic metabolic acidosis
(B) Diabetic ketoacidosis
(C) Lactic acidosis
(D) Uraemic acidosis
3. Anion gap is increased in
(A) Renal tubular acidosis
(B) Metabolic acidosis resulting from diarrhoea
(C) Metabolic acidosis resulting from intestinal
obstruction
(D) Diabetic ketoacidosis
4. Anion gap in plasma is because
(A) Of differential distribution of ions across cell
membranes
(B) Cations outnumber anions in plasma
(C) Anions outnumber cations in plasma
(D) Of unmeasured anions in plasma
5. Salicylate poisoning can cause
(A) Respiratory acidosis
(B) Metabolic acidosis with normal anion gap
(C) Metabolic acidosis with increased anion gap
(D) Metabolic alkalosis
6. Anion gap of plasma can be due to the
presence of all the following except
(A) Bicarbonate (B) Lactate
(C) Pyruvate (D) Citrate
7. All the following features are found in
blood chemistry in uncompensated lactic
acidosis except
(A) pH is decreased
(B) Bicarbonate is decreased
(C) pCO2 is normal
(D) Anion gap is normal
8. All the following statements about renal
tubular acidosis are correct except
(A) Renal tubules may be unable to reabsorb
bicarbonate
(B) Renal tubules may be unable to secrete
hydrogen ions
(C) Plasma chloride is elevated
(D) Anion gap is decreased
9. All the following changes in blood
chemistry can occur in severe diarrhoea
except
(A) Decreased pH
(B) Decreased bicarbonate
(C) Increased pCO2
(D) Increased chloride
10. During compensation of respiratory
alkalosis, all the following changes occur
except
(A) Decreased secretion of hydrogen ions by
renal tubules
(B) Increased excretion of sodium in urine
(C) Increased excretion of bicarbonate in urine
(D) Increased excretion of ammonia in urine
11. Blood chemistry shows the following
changes in compensated respiratory
acidosis:
(A) Increased pCO2
(B) Increased bicarbonate
(C) Decreased chloride
(D) All of these
12. Metabolic alkalosis can occur in
(A) Severe diarrhoea
(B) Renal failure
(C) Recurrent vomiting
(D) Excessive use of carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
13. Which of the following features are present
in blood chemistry in uncompensated
metabolic alkalosis except?
(A) Increased pH
(B) Increased bicarbonate
(C) Normal chloride
(D) Normal pCO2
14. One joule is the energy required to
(A) Raise the temperature of 1 gm of water by
1°C
(B) Raise the temperature of 1 kg of water by
1°C
(C) Move a mass of 1 gm by 1 cm distance by a
force of 1 Newton
(D) Move a mass of 1 kg by 1 m distance by a
force of 1 Newton
15. Organic compound of small molecular
size is
(A) Urea (B) Uric acid
(C) Creatinine (D) Phosphates
16. Organic substance of large molecular size
is
(A) Starch (B) Insulin
(C) Lipids (D) Proteins
17. Body water is regulated by the hormone:
(A) Oxytocin (B) ACTH
(C) FSH (D) Epinephrine
18. Calcium is required for the activation of
the enzyme:
(A) Isocitrate dehydrogenase
(B) Fumarase
(C) Succinate thiokinase
(D) ATPase
19. Cobalt is a constituent of
(A) Folic acid (B) Vitamin B12
(C) Niacin (D) Biotin
20. Calcium absorption is inferred by
(A) Fatty acids (B) Amino acids
(C) Vitamin D (D) Vitamin B12
21. The average of pH of urine is
(A) 5.6 (B) 6.0
(C) 6.4 (D) 7.0
