Diabetic ketoacidosis is a complication most often found in people with type 1 diabetes and can lead to symptoms like ...

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 ...

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 ...

Most remarkable was a nonfasting glucose of 403 mg/dL and bicarbonate of 6.5 mmol/L (reference range 24.4-33.0). Mrs. T’s potassium was 5.7 mmol/L, sodium 131 mmol/L, chloride 102 mmol/L (reference ...

Potassium. Potassium is the primary intracellular cation. About 98% of potassium is stored within the cells of the body. Only 2% is present in the extracellular fluid (ECF). During the evolution of ...

Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab. 2012;7(4):433-443. The insulin rate does not typically change during the use of the two-bag system. In unusual circumstances with hypoglycemia and maximized dextrose ...

Diabetic ketoacidosis, or DKA, is a life-threatening condition that develops when the body is unable to break down blood sugar appropriately and begins breaking down large amounts of fat instead. It ...