[Verified Answer]: of 20 The nurse is caring for a client…

Question 10 of 20 The nurse is caring for a client with ketoacidosis who is reporting increasing lethargy and occasional confusion following several weeks of rigid adherence to a carbohydrate-free diet. The nurse understands which phenomenon is most likely occurring? Metabolism of dietary fats without the buffer action of carbohydrates results in the catabolism of ketoacids. Decreased carbohydrate intake induces insulin deficiency and consequent ketoacidosis. In the absence of carbohydrate energy sources, their body is metabolizing fat and releasing ketoacids. High fat, low carbohydrate dietary intake is associated with respiratory acidosis.