An emergency department nurse assesses a client with ketoacidosis.Which clinical manifestation should the nurse correlate with this condition?

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Ketoacidosis decreases the pH of the blood,stimulating the respiratory control areas of the brain to buffer the effects of increasing acidosis.The rate and depth of respiration are increased (Kussmaul respirations)in an attempt to excrete more acids by exhalation.Tremors,elevated temperature,and orthostatic hypotension are not associated with ketoacidosis.

An Emergency Department Nurse Assesses a Client with Ketoacidosis