RT Book, Section A1 Harris, Glenn D. A2 Shah, Binita R. A2 Lucchesi, Michael A2 Amodio, John A2 Silverberg, Mark SR Print(0) ID 57313752 T1 Chapter 14. Endocrinology T2 Atlas of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 2e YR 2013 FD 2013 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-173874-3 LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57313752 RD 2024/03/29 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.