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ToolsDhatariya, Ketan, Glaser, Nicole, Codner, Ethel and Umpierrez, Guillermo E. (2020) Diabetic ketoacidosis. Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 6 (1). ISSN 2056-676X
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Abstract
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is the most common acute hyperglycaemic emergency in people with diabetes mellitus. A diagnosis of DKA is confirmed when all of the three criteria are present — ‘D’, either elevated blood glucose levels or a family history of diabetes mellitus; ‘K’, the presence of high urinary or blood ketoacids; and ‘A’, a high anion gap metabolic acidosis. Early diagnosis and management are paramount to improve patient outcomes. The mainstays of treatment include restoration of circulating volume, insulin therapy, electrolyte replacement and treatment of any underlying precipitating event. Without optimal treatment, DKA remains a condition with appreciable, although largely preventable, morbidity and mortality. In this Primer, we discuss the epidemiology, pathogenesis, risk factors and diagnosis of DKA and provide practical recommendations for the management of DKA in adults and children.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Mar 2020 01:53 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Oct 2022 05:58 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/74610 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41572-020-0165-1 |
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