TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 14. Endocrinology A1 - Harris, Glenn D. A2 - Shah, Binita R. A2 - Lucchesi, Michael A2 - Amodio, John A2 - Silverberg, Mark PY - 2013 T2 - Atlas of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 2e AB - Diabetic ketoacidosis/ketoacidemia (DKA) is an absolute or relative insulin deficiency resulting in ketone body production and decreased serum total CO2 concentration. This potentially life-threatening metabolic disturbance occurs most commonly in type 1 diabetics, but may also occur in type 2 diabetics. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57313752 ER -