Diabetic Ketoacidosis In the ED: Too Sweet to Handle
-Case-A 25-year-old man with type 1 diabetes presents with abdominal pain, vomiting, and confusion. His breath smells fruity, and he’s breathing rapidly. You grab a point-of-care glucose: 450 mg/dL. Labs confirm metabolic acidosis with an anion gap and a potassium of 5.2. -Evaluation-DKA occurs when insulin deficiency leads to unchecked lipolysis and ketone production, causing […]
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