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A 50-year-old male with diabetes has an altered mental status and is unable to tell you when he last ate or took his insulin. Your glucometer keeps malfunctioning and you are unable to determine his BG level. Which of the following clinical signs would MOST likely lead you to the correct diagnosis? A. Restlessness and irritability. B. Hypotension and tachycardia. C. Rapid and weak pulse. D. Deep and rapid breathing.

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The clinical signs which would MOST likely lead to the correct diagnosis is Deep and rapid breathing; option D.

What is diabetes?

Diabetes is a disease in which the body is unable to effectively metabolize glucose to produce energy.

Diabetes is associated with high blood glucose levels.

Ketoacidosis is a serious complication of diabetes.

Ketoacidosis in diabetic patients results in Kussmaul breathing is characterized by deep, rapid, and labored breathing.

Therefore, deep and rapid breathing is the clinical signs which would most likely lead one to the correct diagnosis of ketoacidosis.

Learn more about ketoacidosis at: https://brainly.com/question/14006376

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