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Clinical Chemistry 25: 1329-1330, 1979;
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Clinical Chemistry, Vol 25, 1329-1330, Copyright © 1979 by American Association for Clinical Chemistry

Diabetic ketoalkalosis

J Koett, J Howell, S Steinberg and P Wolf

The usual metabolic derangement in uncontrolled diabetes mellitus is metabolic acidosis, with an increase in the anion gap because of increased ketoacids and lactate. However, diabetic ketoalkalosis may occasionally be encountered, the prominent clinical feature of which is vomiting, with depletion of potassium, chloride, and hydrogen ions. Self-medication with absorbabe alkali may also contribute to the alkalosis. It would be dangerous to treat hyperlgycemic patients with alkali if their condition is ketoalkalosis instead of ketoacidosis.




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