A patient with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus develops metabolic acidosis. Which assessment finding indicates that the patient's compensatory mechanisms are working?
a. Vomiting
b. Excessive thirst
c. Watery diarrhea
d. Deep rapid breathing
ANS: D
D. Deep rapid breathing gets rid of carbon dioxide, which leaves less carbon dioxide to combine with water to make carbonic acid in the body. A. Vomiting causes acid loss and can result in alkalosis. B. Thirst corrects dehydration, not acidosis. C. Watery diarrhea can worsen metabolic acidosis.
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