An adolescent patient reports she is following a severe fad diet that only allows 80 g of carbohydrate a day. What should the nurse warn that continuing this diet can result in when pro-viding education?
a. Alkalosis
b. Hyperglycemia
c. Ketosis
d. Hypernatremia
C
Diets with only 50 to 100 g of carbohydrates per day are likely to lead to ketosis.
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