You are called to evaluate a 45 -year-old female who is warm and dry. She has a history of diabetes. She currently has frequent painful urination, foul smelling urine, and a fever, and she moans when you percuss the left flank area. Her respirations are 26 and deep and her pulse is 120 . This patient is MOST likely suffering from which of the following? Renal calculi. Pyelonephritis. Diabetic ketoacidosis. A lower urinary tract infection.
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