[Diabetic ketoacidosis in adults--update of an old complication].
Diabetic ketoacidosis is an acute complication of Diabetes Mellitus characterized by hyperglycemia, metabolic acidosis, dehydration, and ketosis, in patients with profound insulin deficiency. It occurs predominantly in patients with type 1 diabetes and is frequently precipitated by infections, insulin withdrawal or undiagnosed type 1 diabetes. The authors review its pathophysiology, diagnostic criteria and treatment options in adults, as well as its complications.
Barone
Bianca
B
Instituto Estadual de Diabetes e Endocrinologia Luiz Capriglione, Instituto Estadual de Diabetes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ.
Rodacki
Melanie
M
Cenci
Maria Claudia Peixoto
MC
Zajdenverg
Lenita
L
Milech
Adolpho
A
Oliveira
José Egidio P de
JE
D000328:Adult; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D016883:Diabetic Ketoacidosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans