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[Solved]: A client with a blood glucose reading of 673 mg/dl…

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A client with a blood glucose reading of 673 mg/dl (37.4 mmol/l) is diagnosed with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Blood gas results are as follows: serum pH 7.29; HCO3− level 19 mEq/dl (19 mmol/l); PCO2 level 32 mm Hg. The nurse should prepare for which initial treatment orders? initiation of an insulin IV infusion along with fluid replacement administration of supplemental oxygen administration of potassium chloride institution of an hourly cough and deep-breathing schedule

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