[Answered]: Scenario Progression: A 24-year-old female client…

Scenario Progression: A 24-year-old female client was admitted to the emergency room (ER) after being found with a decreased level of consciousness at home by her mother. On arrival at the ER a plasma glucose level was performed, and the result showed 38 mmol/L. A provisional diagnosis Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) is suspected. Which serum laboratory and diagnostic test results will the nurse expect to support this client’s probable diagnosis of Diabetic Ketoacidosis? Select all that apply. Increased hemoglobin A1c (HBA1c) Increased plasma glucose Negative ketones in urine and plasma Arterial blood pH less than 7.35 Decreased plasma bicarbonate levels (HCO3) Normal, or mildly elevated, potassium levels Decreased serum osmolality