The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with Ketoacidosis, Who

The nurse is caring for a patient with ketoacidosis, who is complaining of increasing lethargy and occasional confusion following several weeks of rigid adherence to a carbohydrate-free diet. The nurse understands which of the following phenomena is most likely occurring?

A) High-fat, low-carbohydrate dietary intake is associated with respiratory acidosis.
B) In the absence of carbohydrate energy sources, her body is metabolizing fat and releasing ketoacids.
C) Metabolism of dietary fats without the buffer action of carbohydrates results in the catabolism of ketoacids.
D) Decreased carbohydrate intake induces insulin deficiency and consequent ketoacidosis.