Acute & emergency · UKMLA & AKT
Diabetic ketoacidosis
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
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- DKA is a life-threatening emergency caused by severe insulin deficiency, most commonly in type 1 diabetes. All three criteria must be present:
- Blood glucose >11 mmol/L (or known diabetes mellitus)
- Blood ketones >3 mmol/L (or urinary ketones 2+ or more on dipstick)
- pH <7.3 and/or bicarbonate <15 mmol/L
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