The nurse must carefully monitor the client who is being aggressively treated for DKA for the common, immediate complication of
A) dehydration.
B) premature ventricular contractions.
C) pulmonary infarction.
D) respiratory tract infection.

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Clients with DKA lose fluids from several sources. Severe dehydration resulting from these fluid losses may be followed by hypovolemic shock and lactic acidosis.

The Nurse Must Carefully Monitor the Client Who Is Being