EM Clerkship

EM Clerkship


DKA (Deep Dive R4 MW)

November 15, 2022

Diabetic Ketoacidosis – hyperglycemia, ketosis, and anion gap metabolic acidosis Don’t forget about euglycemic DKA (especially in setting of SGLT2 inhibitor) or mimics such as alcoholic ketoacidosis Treatment of the ketoacidosis Insulin (usually a drip or bolus + drip) – only once K>3.5 Volume Resuscitation (NS initially, change to LR) Bicarb drip (poor evidence, only […]