Water and Electrolyte Balance - Mock Test 2

Question 11

Anion gap of plasma can be due to the presence of all the following except?

A) Bicarbonate B) Lactate C) Pyruvate D) Citrate

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Question 12

Salicylate poisoning can cause?

A) Respiratory acidosis B) Metabolic acidosis with normal anion gap C) Metabolic acidosis with increased anion gap D) Metabolic alkalosis

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Question 13

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

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Question 14

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

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Question 15

Anion gap is normal in?

A) Hyperchloraemic metabolic acidosis B) Diabetic ketoacidosis C) Lactic acidosis D) Uraemic acidosis

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Question 16

Respiratory alkalosis can occur in?

A) Bronchial asthma B) Collapse of lungs C) Hysterical hyperventilation D) Bronchial obstruction

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Question 17

Respiratory acidosis can occur in all of the following except?

A) Pulmonary oedema B) Hysterical hyperventilation C) Pneumothorax D) Emphysema

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Question 18

Respiratory acidosis results from?

A) Retention of carbon dioxide B) Excessive elimination of carbon dioxide C) Retention of bicarbonate D) Excessive elimination of bicarbonate

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Question 19

Buffering action of haemoglobin is mainly due to its?

A) Glutamine residues B) Arginine residues C) Histidine residues D) Lysine residues

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Question 20

Quantitatively, the most significant buffer system in plasma is?

A) Phosphate buffer system B) Carbonic acid-bicarbonate buffer system C) Lactic acid-lactate buffer system D) Protein buffer system

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