Therapeutic Challenges in Management of Severe Acidosis and Profound Hypokalemia in Pediatric Diabetic Ketoacidosis

• Main Authors: Ayush Gupta MD (Author), Nidal El-Wiher MD (Author)
• פורמט: ספר
• יצא לאור: SAGE Publishing, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Profound hypokalemia in the presence of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is life-threatening condition predisposing patients to cardiac arrhythmias and potentially death. Rarely do patients present with profound hypokalemia (serum K + level <2.5 mEq/L). Pediatric patients who present to the hospital w...