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 ...

The therapeutic goals for treatment of hyperglycemic crises in diabetes consist of 1) improving circulatory volume and tissue perfusion, 2) decreasing serum glucose and plasma osmolality toward normal ...

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 ...

Patients with SGLT2 inhibitor-associated diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) received significantly lower doses of insulin in the first 24 hours of treatment compared with patients with type 1 diabetes DKA, ...

Diabetic and alcoholic ketoacidosis are critical metabolic disturbances that can lead to fatal outcomes, with distinct biochemical signatures that are paramount in forensic investigations. Diabetic ...

Fluid management. Fluid resuscitation is the first step in DKA therapy. 3 The total fluid deficit is estimated to be 3.0 to 6.0 L in DKA. 5 Fluid is replaced as a crystalloid bolus to improve GFR ...