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Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a medical emergency that must be treated aggressively and differentiated from NKHH. The diagnosis is made by the presence of ketone bodies and hyperglycemia. Occasionally euglycemic DKA can present and rarely lactic acidosis can coexist. The fundaments of the treatment are volume replenishment with normal saline along with administration of insulin by an intravenous drip. As the blood sugar is gradually lowered and with demonstrable urine production, correction of electrolyte imbalance must follow. The etiology for this metabolic condition must be ascertained and treated aggressively along with other supportive measures.
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Chetty, P. (2017). Blood Gas III. In: Raj, T. (eds) Data Interpretation in Anesthesia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55862-2_38
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