title: Diabetic ketoacidosis. Treatment strategies to avoid complications.
abstract: Diabetic ketoacidosis is a serious and complex metabolic disorder that usually occurs in young persons. Appropriate management includes administration of fluids, insulin, and potassium and a thorough search for a precipitating cause. Careful and frequent follow-up and careful record keeping are needed to track important data. Many of the fatal complications of diabetic ketoacidosis are preventable, particularly those caused by hypokalemia and untreated infection.
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Park Nicollet Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55416.
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Fish
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D016883:Diabetic Ketoacidosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011188:Potassium / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D011188:Potassium