A patient is brought to the emergency department by his son who reports that his father was recently diagnosed with diabetes and "is not acting like himself" today. Which additional findings would the nurse consider as suggesting hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state (HHS)?
1. The son reports his father's diabetes is type 2.
2. The patient's plasma glucose reading is 638 mg/dL.
3. The patient's bicarbonate level is 14.
4. The patient's blood pH is 7.28.
5. The patient is 60 years of age.
1, 2, 5
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