1. 15y boy with vomiting

A 15-year-old patient with congenital duodenal atresia (operated on in Motol) and other developmental abnormalities - repeatedly hospitalized for vomiting and dehydration.

Questions

  1. Acid-base balance: what is the disorder -> cause -> treatment?
  2. Explain changes in ions in urine.
  3. Explain why the cause is not respiratory acidosis compensated by the kidneys.
  4. What are the causes of hypokalemia?