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Diabetic ketoacidosis

Enzyme or protein defect

Unrestrained ketogenesis in insulin deficiency

Accumulates or becomes deficient

Acetoacetate, beta-hydroxybutyrate

Key features

Hyperglycaemia, high anion-gap acidosis, Kussmaul breathing, acetone breath, dehydration

Management

IV fluids, insulin infusion, potassium replacement

Not clinical guidance. Written from standard clinical biochemistry, not from the uploaded documents, and marked unreviewed. Teaching-level reference for study and database seeding only. It must not be used to manage a patient.

Recent literature

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  1. 1
    Efficacy and safety of SGLT2 inhibitors in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes.

    Chuang CS, Kor CT, Wang SY, Hsu YL. · 2026-07-13

    unreviewed
  2. 2
    Leverage of quick-soluble gelatin microparticles in transarterial chemoembolization of canine urothelial carcinomas.

    Jeon S, Lee G, Kim JK, Lee N, Chang D. · 2026-05-29

    open access unreviewed
  3. 3
    Improving pediatric post-acute kidney injury care: considerations for the clinician.

    Golan Lagziel T, Al-Dmour A, Chanchlani R, Robinson CH. · 2026-05-20

    open access unreviewed
  4. 4
    Tandem extracorporeal blood purification therapies for sepsis and acute kidney injury in critically ill children: a state-of-the-art review.

    Shirode P, Sethi SK, Nascimento D, Tanna S, Johnson E, Safadi K, Beck T, Bakkaloglu SA, Kirpalani A, Raimer P… · 2026-04-14

    open access unreviewed
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    Management of long COVID-19 in children and adolescents: from diagnosis to therapeutically approaches.

    Caliman-Sturdza OA, Gheorghita R, Lobiuc A, Filip R, Soldanescu I, Mangul S, Dimian M. · 2026-03-11

    cited 2× open access unreviewed
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    Targeting mitochondrial quality control in diabetic kidney disease: emerging therapeutic opportunities.

    Luo J, Lu F, Cuciureanu M, Xu X, Dong H, Gong M. · 2026-02-03

    cited 2× open access unreviewed
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    Biochemical phenotypes of acute kidney injury and their association with major adverse kidney events.

    Maggiani-Aguilera P, Navarro-Blackaller G, Rodriguez-Peña PA, García-Barrón Y, Saldaña-Rocha E, Gómez JA, Chá… · 2026-01-27

    open access unreviewed

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