Diabetic ketoacidosis

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A life-threatening complication of diabetes mellitus, primarily of TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS with severe INSULIN deficiency and extreme HYPERGLYCEMIA. It is characterized by KETOSIS; DEHYDRATION; and depressed consciousness leading to COMA.
Aliases
  • DIABETES MELLITUS, KETOSIS-PRONE
  • diabetes mellitus, ketosis-prone
  • Diabetic Ketoacidosis
  • diabetic ketoacidosis
  • ketosis-prone diabetes mellitus
  • KPD