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A 22-year-old man with type 1 diabetes presents to the emergency department with 24 hours of polyuria, vomiting and abdominal pain. He has Kussmaul respirations and smells of ketones. Capillary glucose is 24 mmol/L, venous pH is 7.12 and ketones are elevated. What is the most appropriate initial fluid for resuscitation?

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