Cardiac Monitoring Is Initiated for a Patient in Diabetic Ketoacidosis

question 25

Multiple Choice

Cardiac monitoring is initiated for a patient in diabetic ketoacidosis.The nurse recognizes that this measure is important to identify which of the following complications?

• A) Electrocardiogram (ECG)changes and dysrhythmias related to hypokalemia
• B) Fluid overload resulting from aggressive fluid replacement
• C) The presence of hypovolemic shock related to osmotic diuresis
• D) Cardiovascular collapse resulting from the effects of excess glucose on cardiac muscle

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