RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Alcoholic ketoacidosis with multiple complications: a case report
JF Emergency Medicine Journal
JO Emerg Med J
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the British Association for Accident & Emergency Medicine
SP 776
OP 777
DO 10.1136/emj.2006.041822
VO 24
IS 11
A1 Ngatchu, Theodore
A1 Sangwaiya, Arvind
A1 Dabiri, Angela
A1 Dhar, Ameet
A1 McNeil, Ian
A1 Arnold, J D
YR 2007
UL http://emj.bmj.com/content/24/11/776.abstract
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.