Acid base question

21 year old medical student (not me) is revising for his exams (seriously, its not me...) and keeps eating Liquorice. He has hypertension.

ABGs

elevated pH
normal bicarbonate
slightly low pCO2
low K+


what is going on there?

Yes it contains aldosterone, explains the hypertension and low K - but wud he not have a metabolic alkalosis - low pCO2 doesnt make any sense?

Its an exam question, not a real case, what are they getting at?

? hypokalemia, refer to medics....

I hate it when people write like this. [obv you were prob writing tongue in cheek]

Why do people put a question mark in front of a fact.
i.e rip roraringly infected person comes in and the clerking F1 uts
"imp: ?sepsis ?cause. Refer medics"

I hate it when people write like this. [obv you were prob writing tongue in cheek]

Why do people put a question mark in front of a fact.
i.e rip roraringly infected person comes in and the clerking F1 uts
"imp: ?sepsis ?cause. Refer medics"