TREATMENT OF DKA

Draw initial labs: VBG, capillary BG, electrolytes, glucose, BUN, creatinine, serum ketones, Ca, Mg, P, UA, ± CBC. Hyponatremia: Usually factitious. Corrected Na (mg/dl) = Serum Na + 1.6 (Serum glucose-100) 100 Potassium: Artificially elevated. During acidosis, K+ is exchanged for H+. Patients are usually total body K+ depleted and serum K+ ... ................
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