Hyperchloremic acidosis is seen in-: (A) A, (B) Diarrhoea, (C) DKA, (D) Dehydration
Answer is A. The combination of hyperkalemia and hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis is often present, even at earlier stages of CKD (stages 1-3).In patients with diabetic nephropathy or in those with predominant tubulointerstitial disease or obstructive uropathy; this is a non-anion-gap metabolic acidosis.