Case study: Young adult with diabetic ketoacidosis. A 22-year-old with type 1 diabetes presents with polyuria, abdominal pain, Kussmaul respirations, and glucose 520 mg/dL. The client is dehydrated and vomiting. Which finding in this case is the highest priority for the nurse to address first?

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B. severe dehydration and metabolic derangement from DKA — In this case, the highest-priority finding is severe dehydration and metabolic derangement from dka because it most directly threatens safety or signals clinical deterioration.

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A. hunger after missing breakfast

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C. request to rest in a dark room

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D. mild sore throat