The nurse is assigned to a patient who has long-standing type 1 diabetes mellitus who is being hospitalized for severe pneumonia. During the course of the patient’s hospitalization, he acutely develops polydipsia, polyuria, fatigue, generalized weakness, abdominal pain and nausea, as well as significantly elevated blood glucose level, hyperkalemia, and urine ketones. Which of the following best describes this patient’s condition?
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