DKA in emergency medicine

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a life-threatening complication of diabetes, commonly triggered by infections, insufficient insulin therapy, or other stressors. It is characterized by hyperglycemia, ketonemia, metabolic acidosis, and electrolyte imbalances, requiring prompt recognition and...

• Diabetes Mellitus is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by hyperglycemia. Type 1 diabetes involves autoimmune destruction of pancreatic beta cells, leading to insulin deficiency. In type 2 diabetes, the pancreas secretes insulin, but insulin receptors are incompetent, preventing glucose entry into cells. Long-term diabetes complications include heart attack, stroke, neuropathy, and retinopathy.