Q Diabetes mellitus type 1 Mr. M. has had type 1 diabetes for 15 years. He has just been admitted to the hospital with severe pyelonephritis, a kidney infection. • Describe the pathophysiology of type 1 diabetes. • Explain why urinary tract infections are common in people with diabetes. • Explain how acute renal failure could develop. • Explain why infection may leads to ketoacidosis . • Describe the characteristics of Mr. M.’s respirations that you would expect to observe while ketoacidosis is present. Include the rationale for your answer. •If Mr. M.’s serum pH continues to decrease below normal, how would that pH affect cell and organ function?
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