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Title: The client with diabetes mellitus has a blood glucose level on admission of 596 mg/dL. The nurse ... Post by: sfitz on Jan 18, 2018 The client with diabetes mellitus has a blood glucose level on admission of 596 mg/dL. The nurse anticipates that this client would be experiencing which of the following types of acid-base imbalance?
1. Metabolic acidosis 2. Metabolic alkalosis 3. Respiratory acidosis 4. Respiratory alkalosis Title: The client with diabetes mellitus has a blood glucose level on admission of 596 mg/dL. The nurse ... Post by: Redroco10 on Jan 18, 2018 1
Rationale: Diabetes mellitus can lead to metabolic acidosis. When the body does not have suffi-cient circulating insulin, the blood glucose level rises while the cells of the body use all available glucose and then break down glycogen and fat for fuel. The by-products of fat metabolism are acidotic, leading to the complication called diabetic ketoacidosis. |