Is There Any Lower Limit of Serum Bicarbonate in Diabetic Ketoacidosis?

Sunil K Garg; Pragya Garg

doi:10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23287

Is There Any Lower Limit of Serum Bicarbonate in Diabetic Ketoacidosis?

Indian J Crit Care Med. 2019 Nov;23(11):542. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23287.

Authors

Sunil K Garg¹, Pragya Garg¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Critical Care, NMC Healthcare, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Abstract

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is known as one of the most serious complications of diabetes and associated with significant morbidity and mortality. It consists of a triad of uncontrolled hyperglycemia, metabolic acidosis, and increased total body ketone concentration.¹ It leads to high anion gap metabolic acidosis with fall in serum bicarbonate.

How to cite this article: Garg SK, Garg P. Is There Any Lower Limit of Serum Bicarbonate in Diabetic Ketoacidosis? IJCCM 2019; 23(11):542.

Keywords: Diabetic ketoacidosis; High anion gap acidosis; Severe metabolic acidosis.