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Surgery Benign Gastric Disease ab3e3f04

Most common biochemical abnormality in congenital pyloric stenosis.

A
Hyperkalemic metabolic acidosis
B
Hypokalemic metabolic acidosis
C
Hyperkalemic metabolic alkalosis
D
Hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'd' i.e. Hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis Repeated vomiting leads to hypochloremic, hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis. The urine is alkaline initially but eventually it becomes acidic (paradoxical aciduria)

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