Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Anda Gonciulea, M.D., Rita Rastogi Kalyani, M.D., M.H.S.

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DEFINITION

A metabolic acidosis characterized by the triad of hyperglycemia (glucose >250 mg/dL), metabolic acidosis (arterial pH ≤ 7.3, serum bicarbonate ≤ 18 meq/L) and moderate ketonuria or ketonemia
Most, but not all, patients have type 1 diabetes
Patients with type 2 diabetes also susceptible during acute illness (especially of African American or Hispanic descent) referred to as "ketosis-prone type 2 diabetes," likely due to greater relative insulinopenia[10].

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Last updated: November 5, 2015

Citation

Gonciulea, Anda, and Rita Rastogi Kalyani. "Diabetic Ketoacidosis." Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide, 2015. Johns Hopkins Guide, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547037/all/Diabetic_Ketoacidosis.

Gonciulea A, Rastogi Kalyani R. Diabetic Ketoacidosis. Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide. 2015. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547037/all/Diabetic_Ketoacidosis. Accessed February 24, 2019.

Gonciulea, A., & Rastogi Kalyani, R. (2015). Diabetic Ketoacidosis. In Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide. Available from https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547037/all/Diabetic_Ketoacidosis

Gonciulea A, Rastogi Kalyani R. Diabetic Ketoacidosis [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide. ; 2015. [cited 2019 February 24]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547037/all/Diabetic_Ketoacidosis

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