A 30-year-old man with diabetes mellitus type I was hospitalized. The patient is comatose. Laboratory tests revealed hyperglycemia and ketonemia. What metabolic disorder can be detected in this patient?

Answer options

1. Respiratory alkalosis
2. Normal acid-base balance
3. Metabolic alkalosis
4. Metabolic acidosis
5. Respiratory acidosis

Explanation

A 30-year-old man with diabetes mellitus type I was hospitalised. The patient is comatose. Laboratory tests revealed hyperglycemia and ketonemia. What metabolic disorder can be detected in this patient?Metabolic acidosis is a clinical disturbance characterized by an increase in plasma acidity. Diabetic ketoacidosis is an acute metabolic complication of diabetes characterized by