What increases the risk for seizures in a patient with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) ?
A) Potassium shifts may cause cerebral ischemia.
B) Intracellular fluid shifts may cause cerebral edema.
C) High blood glucose levels overstimulate brain cells.
D) Drugs used to treat the DKA have a side effect of seizures.
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