A 5-year old girl displayed increased appetite, urinary frequency, and thirst. H
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Question
A 5-year old girl displayed increased appetite, urinary frequency, and thirst. Her physician suspected new onset diabetes mellitus and confirmed that she had elevated urine glucose and ketones. If this individual were to have an episode of diabetic ketoacidosis, you would expect her blood gas analysis to show which of the following characteristics consistent with respiratory compensation during this event?
a) increased blood pH
b) decreased blood pH
c) decreased blood glucose
d) decreased ketone synthesis
I'm guessing decreased blood pH? or does the removal of CO2 increase it?
Explanation / Answer
Answer: b) Decreased blood pH
Description: Diabetic ketoacidosis diagnosed when testing finds high blood sugar, low blood pH and ketoacids in blood or urine.
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