Question

A 32-year-old woman arrives with confusion, abdominal pain, and vomiting. She has a history of type 1 diabetes. Her blood glucose is 28 mmol/L, and arterial blood gas shows metabolic acidosis with an elevated anion gap. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)

Answer

Hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic state (HHS)

Answer

Hypoglycaemia

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Lactic acidosis

Answer

Salicylate overdose

Practice question

A 32-year-old woman arrives with confusion, abdominal pain, and vomiting. She has a history of type 1 diabetes. Her blood glucose is 28 mmol/L, and arterial blood gas shows metabolic acidosis with an elevated anion gap. What is the most likely diagnosis?