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She presented to the emergency room (ER) with altered mental status and vomiting. 24 -hours prior to admission these symptoms had begun along with decreased oral intake. Assessment revealed that this patient was dehydrated with signs of hypovolemic heart rate of 140 beats/ min, a blood pressure of 80/60 mmHg and temperature of 37 °C (Severinski, Butorac Ahel, Ovuka, & Verbic, 2016). She also had kussmal breathing with an oxygen level of 98%. Blood glucose level (BGL) was unmeasurable on the glucometer. Laboratory investigation revealed a metabolic acidosis with arterial blood pH of 7.005 and bicarbonate of 4.3 mmol/L. Arterial pO2 and pCO2