Which of the following laboratory results is found in a patient with hyperglycemia?
a. Insulin level of 25 ?/mL
b. Absence of ketones in the urine
c. Presence of ketones in the blood
d. Serum osmolality of 270 mOsm/kg H2O
C
In diabetic ketoacidosis, fat breakdown (lipolysis) occurs so rapidly that fat metabolism is incomplete, and the ketone bodies (acetone, ?-hydroxybutyric acid, and acetoacetic acid) accumulate in the blood (ketonemia) and are excreted in the urine (ketonuria). It is recommended that all patients with diabetes perform self-test or have their blood or urine tested for the presence of ketones during any alteration in level of consciousness or acute illness with elevated blood glucose.
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