Question 6

(Multiple Choice)

Which of the following does NOT cause coma?


A) a person with diabetes mellitus taking too much insulin causing hypoglycemia
B) a blood glucose concentration greater than 600 mg/dL
C) a person with diabetes mellitus type 1 taking too little insulin causing hyperglycemia
D) a partial pressure of carbon dioxide of 40 mm Hg in arterial blood
E) a blood osmolarity greater than 350 mOsm

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