A 15-year-old boy presents with increasing thirst, polyuria and weight loss over 3 weeks. Capillary blood glucose is 24 mmol/L and ketones are 1.0 mmo...

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A 15-year-old boy presents with increasing thirst, polyuria and weight loss over 3 weeks. Capillary blood glucose is 24 mmol/L and ketones are 1.0 mmol/L. He is mildly dehydrated but not acidotic. Which is the most likely diagnosis?

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Type 1 diabetes mellitus

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Type 2 diabetes mellitus

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Diabetes insipidus

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Cushing's syndrome

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Primary polydipsia

au-amc MCQ (SBA): New-onset type 1 diabetes in adolescents

A 15-year-old boy presents with increasing thirst, polyuria and weight loss over 3 weeks. Capillary blood glucose is 24 mmol/L and ketones are 1.0 mmol/L. He is mildly dehydrated but not acidotic. Which is the most likely diagnosis?