Diabetic ketoacidosis – our local experience
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Diabetic ketoacidosis.
A diagnosis of diabetic ketoacidosis requires the patient's plasma glucose concentration to be above 250 mg per dL (although it usually is much higher), the pH level to be less than 7.30, and the bicarbonate level to be 18 mEq per L or less. Beta-hydroxybutyrate is a better measurement of the degree of ketosis than serum ketones. Intravenous insulin and fluid replacement are the mainstays of th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Medicine
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1470-2118,1473-4893
DOI: 10.7861/clinmed.let-19-6-1b