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Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Alternate Names : Diabetic Coma, DKA, Ketoacidosis
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Calling Your Health Care Provider
This condition can become a medical emergency. Call your health care provider if you notice early symptoms of diabetic ketoacidosis.
Go to the emergency room or call the local emergency number (such as 911) if nausea, vomiting, fruity breath, mental stupor, difficulty breathing, or decreased consciousness occur.
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• Definition
• Diabetic Ketoacidosis Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Diabetic Ketoacidosis Symptoms & Signs
• Diabetic Ketoacidosis Prevention
• Diabetic Ketoacidosis Diagnosis & Tests
• Diabetic Ketoacidosis Treatment
• Diabetic Ketoacidosis Prognosis
• Diabetic Ketoacidosis Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
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Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Acidosis
• Acute Kidney Failure
• Dehydration
• Diabetes
• Heart Attack
Tests & Exams
• Amylase Test
• CO2
• CSF Collection
• Glucose Test
• Ketones - Urine
• Potassium - Urine
• Potassium Test
• Serum Magnesium - Test
• Serum Phosphorus
• Serum Sodium
• Sodium - Urine
• Urine pH
Other Topics
• Abdominal Pain
• Blood Pressure - Low
• Breath Odor
• Breathing Difficulty
• Breathing Difficulty - Lying Down
• Consciousness - Decreased
• Electrolytes
• Fatigue
• Headache
• Metabolism
• Muscle Aches
• Nausea and Vomiting
• Pulse - Bounding
• Rapid Deep Breathing (Hyperventilation)
• Stress and Anxiety
• Thirst - Excessive
• Urinary Frequency/Urgency
Review Date : 7/24/2002
Reviewed By : Todd T. Brown, M.D., Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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