The nurse is assessing a 13-year-old boy with type 2 diabetes mellitus. What would the nurse correlate with disorder?
A) The parents report that their child had "a cold or flu" recently.
B) Blood pressure is decreased when checking vital signs.
C) The parents report that their son "can't drink enough water."
D) Auscultation reveals Kussmaul breathing.
Ans: C
Unquenchable thirst (polydipsia) is a common finding associated with diabetes mellitus, type 1 and 2. However, reports of flu-like illness and Kussmaul breathing are more commonly associated with type 1 diabetes. Blood pressure is normal with type 1 diabetes and elevated with type 2 diabetes.
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