PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Theodore Ngatchu
AU  - Arvind Sangwaiya
AU  - Angela Dabiri
AU  - Ameet Dhar
AU  - Ian McNeil
AU  - J D Arnold
TI  - Alcoholic ketoacidosis with multiple complications: a case report
AID  - 10.1136/emj.2006.041822
DP  - 2007 Nov 01
TA  - Emergency Medicine Journal
PG  - 776--777
VI  - 24
IP  - 11
4099  - http://emj.bmj.com/content/24/11/776.short
4100  - http://emj.bmj.com/content/24/11/776.full
SO  - Emerg Med J2007 Nov 01; 24
AB  - Alcoholic ketoacidosis is a poorly diagnosed medical emergency usually identified in chronic alcohol misusers following an abrupt cessation or reduction of alcohol consumption. A high index of suspicion should be maintained by acute physicians as response to treatment is rapid with complete resolution of metabolic derangements. Complications are usually the result of not instituting the correct treatment or not addressing associated conditions. We describe a case of alcoholic ketoacidosis with multiple complications at presentation.