TREATMENT OF DKA

pH Normal Normal Pa CO2 Low High HCO3- Low High BE Low High Clinical e.g.s Early stages of any acidosis in a conscious patient – renal failure, shock or DKA COPD, kyphoscoliosis, muscular dystrophe Oxygenation. Levels of PaO2 must be considered in light of FiO2. A PaO2 of 11.0kPa on air is normal; a PaO2 of 11.0 on 0.6 FiO2 is not. ................
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