RT Book, Section
A1 Furtado, Nicholas
A2 Schafermeyer, Robert
A2 Tenenbein, Milton
A2 Macias, Charles G.
A2 Sharieff, Ghazala Q.
A2 Yamamoto, Loren G.
SR Print(0)
ID 1105684117
T1 Diabetes Mellitus and Hypoglycemia
T2 Strange and Schafermeyer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 4e
YR 2014
FD 2014
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-182926-7
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105684117
RD 2024/04/23
AB Diabetic  ketoacidosis  (DKA)  is  a  complex  endocrine  condition  caused  by  an  absolute  or  relative  lack  of  insulin.  It  is  characterized  by  hyperglycemia,  dehydration,  ketosis,  and  metabolic  acidosis.DKA  is  often  insidious  in  onset  with  slow  progression  of  the  illness.Definition  of  DKA  by  biochemical  criteria  includes  the  following:  Hyperglycemia:  Blood  glucose  >200  mg/dLVenous  pH  600  mg/dLArterial  pH  >7.30Serum  bicarbonate  >15  mmol/LSmall  ketonuria  and  absent  or  mild  ketonemiaSerum  osmolarity  ≥320  mOsm/kgStupor  or  coma