A 24-year-old with type 1 diabetes mellitus is admitted to the ED and his blood glucose on arrival was 780. He has been started on an insulin drip and has received one amp of bicarb. The nurse will be doing finger stick blood sugars every hour. ABG results are: pH= 7.31 PaCO2= 25 mm/Hg HCO3=12 mmol/l
[Answered]: A 24-year-old with type 1 diabetes mellitus is…
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