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DKA Study Group
DKA Study Group
Nausea
Loss of
appetite
DDX?
Lethargy
Dehydrate
d
Abdominal
pain
Vomiting
Mild
disorientati
on
Hx of
missing
insulin
shot
Differential diagnosis
Points to support
Points against
Hyperosmolar
hyperglycaemic state
(HHS)
-Common in type II DM
-Didnt give insulin shot
-drowsiness
-Nausea
-Lethargy
-Dehydrated
-Disoriented
-Kussmauls breathing
-abdominal pain
-HHS usually develops
over a course of days to
weeks, unlike(DKA)
No drowsiness
No seizure
No coma
Hypoglycemia
-LOC
-Hx of diabetes mellitus
-Headache
-Confused and disoriented
-Weakness and tiredness
-Inappropriate behaviour
- Did not take food for few
days
-Alcohol intake
-LOW
-Nausea, vomiting
Differential
diagnosis
Points to support
Points against
-Kussmauls breathing
-No tremor
-Reduce in taking alcohol, not everyday
-no muscle pain
-no diarrhea
-no seizure
-SOB
-hematemesis, melena
Acute pancreatitis
-Abdominal pain
-Vomiting
-Fatigue
-Nausea
-Used to drink 2-3 cans of alcohol
per day
-No fever
-No abdominal tenderness
-Pain located at the umbilical area
Acute appendicitis
-Abdominal pain
-Nausea
-Vomiting
-No fever
-No rebound tenderness
-Abdominal pain did not radiate
Acidaemia
pH: <7.3 (7.35-7.45)
Bicarbonate: <15mmol/L (22-26mmol/L)
Anion gap: >10
Ketonaemia or ketonuria
DIABETIC
DIABETICKETOACIDOSIS
KETOACIDOSIS
Acute and life-threatening complication of diabetes
mellitus(DM) typically occur in DM TYPE 1(insulin dependent) &
sometimes type 2(non insulin dependent)
Is a result of cellular starvation brought on by relative insulin
deficiency and counter regulatory or catabolic hormone excess
resulting into:
Hyperglycaemia
Osmotic diuresis
Pre-renal azotemia
Ketone formation
Wide anion gap metabolic acidosis
Aetiology?
AETIOLOGY
S&S?
Poor
complian
ce to
insulin
injection
Major
trauma @
surgery
Infection
Type
1&2
DM
Medicatio
ns
pregnanc
y
Intercurre
nt illness
tachycard
ia
Hypotensi
on
Kussmaul
respiratio
n
Nausea &
vomiting
Investigation?
Abdomina
l pain
S&S
of
DKA
Confusion
, drowsy
Sweet
smelly
breath
(acetone)
fatigue
Polydypsi
a
Polyuria
B- hydroxybutyrate
B- hydroxybutyrate
ketonuria
ketonuria
Increase lactate
Increase lactate
polyuria
acetone
acetone
Nausea
+
vomitin
g
+
abd.pai
n
Met.acidosis
Met.acidosis
(ketoacidosis)
(ketoacidosis)
Respi. compensatory
Respi. compensatory
INVESTIGATION
1. The diagnosis of Diabetic
Ketoacidosis
2. Identification of underlying
causes
3. Monitor the effects of therapeutic
regime
Hyperglycae
mia
Blood
glucose >14
mmol/L
Diagnos
tic
Criteria
Ketonaemia
or ketonuria
Acidaemia
pH <7.3
bicarbonate
<15mmol/L
Diagnostic
Investigation
Random
glucose (DXT)
: 53.1 mmol/L
hyperglycaemi
a
Ketone
4+
Glucose
4+
pH
7.10
Protein
2+
pCO2
16.10
Leucocyte
Negative
pO2
117.00
Nitrite
Negative
Base
8.0
HCO3
23.1
Metabolic
acidosis
Blood count
Values
Normal
ranges
WBC
21.99
4-11 x 109/L
RBC
5.11
2-10 x 106/L
Hb
13.1
13-18 g/dl
Haematocrit
42.0
36-45%
Platelet
566
110-450 x 109/L
% neutrophils
92.8
40 75
3.7
20 45
% lymphocytes
Values
Normal ranges
Na+
128
(135 145
mmol/l)
K+
4.0
(3.5 4.5
mmol/l)
Urea
11.9
(2.5 8.0
mmol/l)
Liver profile
Values
Normal ranges
Total protein
91
(64 - 83 g/l)
Albumin
31
(35 50 g/l)
ALP
165
ALT
(0 55 U/L)
Total bilirubin
ECG (28/20/2013)
Initial Management
ABC
Monitor- ECG, Vital sign
Set 2 large bore IV line
Urinary catheter to monitor urine input
and output
Definite
Management
Fluid
therapy
Insulin
infusion
Electrolyte
managem
ent
Treatment
of
underlying
cause
Electrolyte
management
Total body potassium
is invariably low, and plasma K+
Serum K+ (mmol/L)
<3.0
40 mmol
3-4
30 mmol
4-5
20 mmol
Insulin infusion
Route-Intravenous
Type-short acting (regular insulin, Actrapid HM, or
Humulin R)
Bolus dose of 0.15 units/kg body weight
Low dose continuous infusion of 0.1 units/kg body
weight/hour
Achieve drop rate of about 3-4 mmol/l per hour
Caution:
Inform endocrinologist on-call if insulin rate is
>6u/hr.
Withold insulin infusion if serum potassium
<2.5mmol/L with ECG changes of hypokalaemia.
Correct potassium under continuous cardiac
monitoring. restart insulin therapy once serum
potassium 3.0mmol/L or normalization of ECG
Fluid therapy
IV 0.9% NaCl
Starting point depend on severity of
dehydration
Patient not severely dehydrates start
Step 2 or Step 3
After each step =>review
Adequacy of fluid replacement
Evidence of fluid overload
Rate
Action
Fluid
Step 1
=> review
1 litre
Step 2
1 litre
Step 3
1 litre
At review
Haemodynamicall
y unstabledehydrated,
hypotensive, no
urine output
If improving
Fluid overload
withhold fluid
therapy
and manage the
fluid overload
accordingly
Once stable,
restart fluid
therapy at slower
rate
Fluid therapy
If glucose level falls below 14 mmol/l use
IV dextrose 5%. (to prevent hypoglycemia)
Fluid replacement should correct
estimated 4-6 liters within 1st 24 hours.
Serum osmolality should not decrease by 3
mOsm/kg/h to avoid cerebral edema.
Urine output must be monitored hourly
Electrolytes and creatinine should be
monitored every 2-4 hours.
Cardiac
event
Infection
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