from Part 3 - Emergency Prescribing
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 June 2020
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a life-threatening state of relative or absolute insulin deficiency, aggravated by ensuing hyperglycaemia, dehydration and deranged metabolism, causing ketoacidosis. Readers are reminded of the diagnostic criteria, and advised of the primary and most critical initial treatments – fluids and intravenous insulin. Top tips for DKA prescribing, based on the latest Joint British Diabetes Society guidelines, are also provided.
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