Presence of which of the following conditions in urine are indicative of Diabetes Mellitus ?
1. Uremia and Ketonuria
2. Uremia and Renal Calculi
3. Ketonuria and Glycosuria
4. Renal calculi and Hyperglycaemia
1. Uremia and Ketonuria
2. Uremia and Renal Calculi
3. Ketonuria and Glycosuria
4. Renal calculi and Hyperglycaemia
Best answer
Answer: 3. Ketonuria and Glycosuria
Diabetes mellitus shows glycosuria (glucose in urine) and ketonuria (ketone bodies in urine).
Because insulin is lacking or ineffective, blood glucose rises and exceeds the kidney's reabsorption limit, so glucose appears in urine. Cells also burn fats, producing ketone bodies that are excreted.
Uremia (high urea in blood) is a kidney failure sign and renal calculi are stones, so options containing them are not indicators of diabetes.
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