Abdominal pain accompanied by nausea and vomiting

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A 21-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes comes to the emergency department with reports of abdominal pain accompanied by nausea and vomiting. The client does not have medical insurance, so she sometimes skips her insulin dose. What findings on clinical examination would lead the nurse to suspect the client has developed ketoacidosis?

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