Diabetic ketoacidosis

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) always results from a severe insulin deficiency. Insulin is the hormone secreted by the body to lower the blood sugar levels when they become too high.
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Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is usually triggered by a stressful event, such as an illness or another health problem. The condition may also arise as a result of insufficient insulin therapy.
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Diabetic ketoacidosis
Definition:
Diabetic ketoacidosis is a complication of diabetes mellitus caused by the buildup of by-products of fat metabolism (ketones), which occurs when glucose is not available as a fuel source for the body.
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The body needs insulin in order to process blood sugar efficiently and prevent excessive breakdown of fats; so diabetic ketoacidosis is often the result of a diabetic's failure to take enough insulin, or to take any insulin at all.
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Ketoacidosis (Diabetic Ketoacidosis)
Ketone Bodies - Serum (Serum Ketones)
Ketone Bodies - Urine (Ketones - Urine)
Ketones - Serum (Serum Ketones)
Ketones - Urine ...
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Pregnancy and diabetic ketoacidosis can also increase amylase levels. However, a pregnant woman with preeclampsia may have very low amylase levels ...
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Special Considerations:
Veins and arteries vary in size from one patient to another and from one side of the body to the other.
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Lower than normal carbon dioxide levels are common in acidosis (as in diabetic ketoacidosis, kidney disease, and severe diarrhea) or respiratory alkalosis in which too much carbon dioxide is blown off, for example, by hyperventilating.
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KETONES - A byproduct of fat metabolism. An overabundance of ketones in the bloodstream is seen in a severe metabolic derangement known as diabetic ketoacidosis.
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Goldstein LE, Sporn J, Brown S, et al.: New-onset diabetes mellitus and diabetic ketoacidosis associated with olanzapine treatment. Psychosomatics 40 (5): 438-43, 1999 Sep-Oct. [PUBMED Abstract] ...
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A fruity odor to the breath occurs as the body attempts to get rid of excess acetone through the breathing. This is a characteristic sign of ketoacidosis (such as diabetic ketoacidosis), a potentially life-threatening condition.
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Primary thrombocythemia
Renal tubular acidosis - distal
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