A 12-year-old boy presents with polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss and abdominal pain. Capillary glucose is 26 mmol/L; he is tachypnoeic with Kussmaul ...

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A 12-year-old boy presents with polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss and abdominal pain. Capillary glucose is 26 mmol/L; he is tachypnoeic with Kussmaul respirations. Urine shows ketones. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Type 1 diabetes mellitus with DKA

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Type 2 diabetes mellitus

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Insipidus diabetes

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Stress hyperglycaemia from infection

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Metabolic syndrome

au-amc MCQ (SBA): Type 1 diabetes with DKA

A 12-year-old boy presents with polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss and abdominal pain. Capillary glucose is 26 mmol/L; he is tachypnoeic with Kussmaul respirations. Urine shows ketones. What is the most likely diagnosis?