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A patient with DKA is being treated with insulin. What abnormality is likely to develop in this patient?

A
Hypocalcemia
B
Hypernatremia
C
Hyperkalemia
D
Hypokalemia
High-Yield Explanation
Insulin causes shift of K+ into cells leading to decrease in serum potassium. In a patient of DKA, there is already a K+deficit in the patient. Giving insulin therapy alone will cause severe hypokalemia. So a supplement potassium must be given along with it and K+levels must be closely monitored.

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