What breathing pattern is associated with diabetic ketoacidosis?

a. Kussmaul breathing
b. Apneustic breathing
c. Biot's breathing
d. Apnea

ANS: A
Patients with diabetic ketoacidosis often breathe with a deep and rapid pattern, which is called Kussmaul breathing.

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