Paediatrics

at a Glance

Lawrence Miall, Mary Rudolf, Dominic Smith

Multiple Choice: Chapter 21 Diabetes

Question 1. In a patient with newly presenting type 1 diabetes

(a) A blood pH < 7.30 indicates severe ketoacidosis
(b) It is more common to see diabetic ketoacidosis in children <5 years and teenagers than children age 5–11 years
(c) Blood ketones are low when insulin levels are low in ketoacidosis
(d) A random blood glucose >7 mmol/L is diagnostic of type 1 diabetes
(e) Autoantibodies to islet cells are seen in all patients with type 1 diabetes