Multiple choice

Which one of the following is not a feature of DKA?

  1. Tachypnoea

  2. Bradycardia

  3. Abdominal pain

  4. Dehydration
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) typically causes TACHYCARDIA as a compensatory response to volume depletion and metabolic acidosis, not bradycardia. Bradycardia would be an unexpected and unusual finding in DKA. The other options are classic features: tachypnea (Kussmaul respirations to compensate for acidosis), abdominal pain (common symptom), and dehydration (due to osmotic diuresis).

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