A 40-year-old insulin-dependent diabetic is becoming increasingly stuporous. He is pale, diaphoretic, and tachycardic. The initial treatment of choice in this case is
A) a low-dose insulin infusion.
B) a bolus of high-dose insulin.
C) a bolus of 50% dextrose.
D) fluid replacement.
C
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a. S phase b. Mitotic phase c. Phase G1 d. Phase G0