Quiz: What Do You Know About Diabetic Ketoacidosis?

Romesh Khardori, MD, PhD

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December 03, 2015

Laboratory studies for DKA should be scheduled as follows:

  • Blood tests for glucose every 1-2 h until patient is stable, then every 4-6 h

  • Serum electrolyte determinations every 1-2 h until patient is stable, then every 4-6 h

  • Initial blood urea nitrogen (BUN)

  • Initial arterial blood gas (ABG) measurements, followed with bicarbonate as necessary

For more on the workup of DKA, read here.

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