A 12 year-old boy is admitted into the emergency department of the hospital. He is breathing rapidly and is not fully conscious. His parents
note that he has been irritable lately and has not been himself for the last
few days.
Selected lab/vital values:
respirations = 33/minute blood glucose = 567 mg/dL
hematocrit = 45%
Na+ = 139 mEq/L Cat+ = 8.7 mg/dL blood pH = 7.2
Pco2 = 20 mm Hg
HCO3 = 9 mEq/L
total WBC's = 7300
Which one of the following would be an appropriate treatment for this
patient?
The patient needs insulin injection.
No treatment can be determined because there are insufficient data for
diagnosis.
Giving the patient oxygen is all that is required.
The patient requires an immediate blood transfusion.
The patient needs corticosteroids and glucose.
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