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HardPaediatricsPaediatric diabetic ketoacidosisuk-plab-1

A 17-year-old boy with poorly controlled type 1 diabetes presents with vomiting and abdominal pain. You diagnose diabetic ketoacidosis. In children and young people, what is a key difference in fluid management compared with adults?

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