DKA that isn’t treated right away can cause a diabetic coma. The high acid in the blood causes the body not to work well, and can lead to a person becoming unconscious. Here’s an example of how high ...

1 There are four mechanisms through which the body can develop metabolic acidosis: (1) increased ingestion of dietary acid, (2) increased production of fixed acid such as in diabetic ketoacidosis, ...

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a build-up of substances called ketones in the blood that can happen if a patient's blood glucose levels are too high for too long and is caused by a lack of insulin ...

Results In our study we had a sample of 14 children (8 males and 6 females), 8 of them were below 10 years, 2 patients had incorrect diagnosis (high blood ketones but no metabolic acidosis), 3 ...

LACTIC ACID is a quiet skincare achiever; the exfoliating skincare ingredient doesn’t garner as much attention or affection as actives like retinol, vitamin C and hyaluronic acid. But, lactic ...

He presented with hypokalemia and hyperchloremic non-anion-gap metabolic acidosis with a high urinary pH. He also had hypomagnesemia, hypophosphatemia, hypouricemia, proteinuria and glucosuria.

Diabetic ketoacidosis is a life-threatening catabolic condition resulting from insulin deficiency. The criteria for the condition are serum glucose above 11.1 mmol/L, ketones in the blood above 3.0 ...

By POD 25, the patient exhibited progressive, unexplained lactic acidosis, with serum lactate levels peaking at 20 mmol/l. Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) was initiated to facilitate ...

Patients mostly present in the neonatal period with a muscular hypotonia, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, psychomotor retardation, 3-methylglutaconic aciduria, hyperammonemia, and lactic acidosis (MIM No ...