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In [[medicine]], '''diabetic ketoacidosis''' ('''DKA''') is a type of metabolic [[acidosis]] that is a "life-threatening complication of diabetes mellitus, primarily of [[Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus]] with severe [[insulin]] deficiency and extreme [[hyperglycemia]]. It is characterized by excessive [[lipolysis]], oxidation of fatty acids, production of ketone bodies, a sweet smell to the breath ([[ketosis]];) [[dehydration]]; and depressed consciousness leading to [[coma]].<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | In [[medicine]], '''diabetic ketoacidosis''' ('''DKA''') is a type of metabolic [[acidosis]] that is a "life-threatening complication of diabetes mellitus, primarily of [[Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus]] with severe [[insulin]] deficiency and extreme [[hyperglycemia]]. It is characterized by excessive [[lipolysis]], oxidation of fatty acids, production of ketone bodies, a sweet smell to the breath ([[ketosis]];) [[dehydration]]; and depressed consciousness leading to [[coma]].<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | ||
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In medicine, diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a type of metabolic acidosis that is a "life-threatening complication of diabetes mellitus, primarily of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus with severe insulin deficiency and extreme hyperglycemia. It is characterized by excessive lipolysis, oxidation of fatty acids, production of ketone bodies, a sweet smell to the breath (ketosis;) dehydration; and depressed consciousness leading to coma.[1]
As is treated, DKA converts from a high anion gap metabolic acidosis to a normal anion gap metabolic acidosis due to "excretion of ketone anions in the urine"[2], especially if excreted with sodium or potassium cations.
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Diabetic ketoacidosis (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Oh MS, Carroll HJ, Goldstein DA, Fein IA (December 1978). "Hyperchloremic acidosis during the recovery phase of diabetic ketosis". Ann. Intern. Med. 89 (6): 925–7. PMID 102229. [e]