Sodium is the primary cation. Chloride and bicarbonate are the primary anions. The anion gap is the numeric result of subtracting the sums of the chloride and bicarbonate concentrations from that of ...

In this interview, News-Medical talks to Marcin Pacek, senior director of medical and scientific affairs in Europe for Nova ...

Diabetic ketoacidosis is a common severe complication of diabetes, which develops when the body can't produce enough insulin. During DKA the body starts breaking down fat, causing a buildup of acids ...

A researcher at the University of Houston finds management of diabetic ketoacidosis may center around reducing ketone levels in diabetic patients and increasing exercise capacity for better health ...

Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab. 2012;7(4):433-443. It is not recommended to stop an already initiated insulin infusion, but rather to introduce dextrose infusion with a 'two-bag system' if the blood ...

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Diabetic ketoacidosis is a common severe complication of diabetes, which develops when the body can't produce enough insulin. During DKA the body starts breaking down fat, causing a buildup of acids ...

A new study investigating the epidemiology, clinical profile, outcomes and risk factors of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in pregnancy suggests that despite having a low incidence, it is associated with ...

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is an acute metabolic emergency characterised by hyperglycaemia, ketonaemia and metabolic acidosis that predominantly affects children with type 1 diabetes. Early ...

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is the most common acute complication in people with diabetes. We aimed to assess the association of DKA with the risk of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and related ophthalmic ...

Despite these losses, the increased delivery of potassium to the ECF from the intracellular space usually causes the serum concentration of potassium to be normal and, in some cases, high. This ...