Why was this patient in metabolic acidosis?Do you think the patient will be switched eventually to an oral hypoglycemic agent?
Pagana: Mosby’s Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests, 5th Edition.Adolescent with Diabetes Mellitus.Case StudyThe patient, a 16-year-old high-school football player, was brought to the emergency room in a coma. His mother said that during the past month he had lost 12 pounds and experienced excessive thirst associated with voluminous urination that often required voiding several […]