TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Diabetes Mellitus and Hypoglycemia A1 - Furtado, Nicholas A2 - Schafermeyer, Robert A2 - Tenenbein, Milton A2 - Macias, Charles G. A2 - Sharieff, Ghazala Q. A2 - Yamamoto, Loren G. Y1 - 2014 N1 - T2 - Strange and Schafermeyer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 4e 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 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105684117 ER -