A client with diabetic ketoacidosis has been brought into the ED. Administering glucose is not a goal in the initial medical treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis.
What is ketoacidosis?
- Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) may be a serious complication of diabetes that can be life-threatening. DKA is commonest among people with type 1 diabetes. People with type 2 diabetes also can develop DKA.
- DKA develops when your body doesn’t have enough insulin to permit blood sugar into your cells for use as energy. The liver breaks down fat for fuel which produces acids called ketones. When too many ketones are produced too fast, they will build up to dangerous levels in your body.
Treatment for DKA:
- Replacing fluids you lost through frequent urination and to assist dilute excess sugar in your blood.
- Replacing electrolytes (minerals in your body that help your nerves, muscles, heart, and brain work the way they should). insufficient insulin can lower your electrolyte levels.
- Receiving insulin: Insulin reverses the conditions that cause DKA.
- Taking medicines for any underlying illness that caused DKA, like antibiotics for an infection.
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