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The nurse is caring for a patient with diabetic ketoacidosis. Which assessment finding indicates to the nurse that the patient is experiencing fluid volume deficit?
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Correct Answer:
Hypotension
Rationale:
🔷 Osmotic diuresis in DKA causes large free‑water losses, shrinking intravascular volume.
🔷 Falling preload drops stroke volume/cardiac output, manifesting as hypotension.
🔷 Dry mucous membranes, poor skin turgor, tachycardia, ↑BUN: Cr all align with fluid volume deficit.
🔷 Bradycardia is atypical; the usual compensatory response to hypovolemia is tachycardia.
🔷 Kussmaul respirations reflect metabolic acidosis compensation, not the volume status itself.
🔷 Polyphagia is tied to cellular glucose deficiency, not intravascular volume.
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- Domain: Medical-surgical📚
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