A client with Type 1 diabetes mellitus is admitted to the hospital in a semi-conscious state with fever, nausea, and vomiting. The urine sample was positive for ketone bodies. Which of the following statements regarding the client is correct?

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A client with Type 1 diabetes mellitus is admitted to the hospital in a semi-conscious state with fever, nausea, and vomiting. The urine sample was positive for ketone bodies. Which of the following statements regarding the client is correct?

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a) 

Glucagon should be administered to stimulate glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis in the liver 


b) 

An injection of insulin will decrease ketone-body production


c) 

The client should be started on a glucose infusion to help them regain consciousness 


d) 

The client's blood glucose level is well below 4.4 mmol/L 

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