Alcoholicacidosispresents with significantly elevated acetone concentration, along with otherketone bodies. It is caused by the generally poor diet of alcoholics, who have a recent history of an alcoholic binge[64]. A typical case presentation is described by McMahon et al.[65]. A 43-year-old ...
She was advised to lose weight for which she started a keto-diet 4 weeks prior to this presentation. She had lost 15 pounds since then accompanied by polyuria and polydipsia. Upon admission, she received IV insulin and IV fluids. An endocrinology consultation was requested for euglycemic DKA ...
1.Metabolic acidosis caused by an abnormally high concentration of ketone bodies in the blood and body tissues. 2.This condition occurring as a complication of untreated or improperly controlled diabetes mellitus, especially type 1 diabetes, characterized by thirst, fatigue, a fruity odor on the bre...
Metabolic Acidosis and its Predisposing Factor: Euglycemic Ketoacidosis Caused by Empagliflozin and Low-Carbohydrate Ketogenic Diet in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Case ReportKetoacidosisDiabetes mellitus type 2EmpagliflozinLow-carbohydrate ketogenic dietSodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) are ...
(i.e., polyuria caused by continued glycosuria). Aggressive treatment is not necessary in dogs or cats with ketonuria if metabolic acidosis and signs of systemic illness are not present. The presence of a concurrent disease, present in most dogs and cats with DKA, may necessitate modification...
Diabeticketoacidosis(DKA) is an acute, severe, and potentially life-threatening phenomenon that is caused by severehyperglycemia, in which theblood glucoselevels exceed 250mg/dL. There is excess production ofketoacidsdue to a lack of insulin.Insulin deficiencycan be absolute or relative. The majorit...