Brit Long, Skyler Lentz, Alex Koyfman, Michael Gottlieb
INTRODUCTION: Diabetic ketoacidosis is an endocrine emergency. A subset of diabetic patients may present with relative euglycemia with acidosis, known as euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis (EDKA), which is often misdiagnosed due to a serum glucose <250 mg/dL. OBJECTIVE: This narrative review evaluates the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management of EDKA for emergency clinicians. DISCUSSION: EDKA is comprised of serum glucose <250 mg/dL with an anion gap metabolic acidosis and ketosis...
June 2021: American Journal of Emergency Medicine