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| Admin | Feb 13 2016, 09:56 PM Post #1 |
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(Please keep tabs open in case you'd like to refer back to patient information.) BB is a 73-year-old male with Type 2 diabetes brought into the ED from the general medical ward, where he had previously been admitted for pneumonia, after several bouts of vomiting. A nurse reports that his breathing had become deeper and much more rapid over the past hour. You quickly run some tests on him and note the following: Plasma glucose: 430 Na: 144 K: 3.8 P: 1.2 HCO3: 13 (+) urine ketones (+) serum ketones BP 98/66 HR 112 RR 18 T 103.2°F 1. The medical staff diagnoses him with diabetic ketoacidosis. Which of the following is consistent with his diagnosis? I. His plasma glucose levels II. His sodium bicarbonate level III. His vitals a. I only b. III only c. I and II d. II and III e. I, II, and III |
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