TY - JOUR T1 - Alcoholic ketoacidosis with multiple complications: a case report JF - Emergency Medicine Journal JO - Emerg Med J SP - 776 LP - 777 DO - 10.1136/emj.2006.041822 VL - 24 IS - 11 AU - Theodore Ngatchu AU - Arvind Sangwaiya AU - Angela Dabiri AU - Ameet Dhar AU - Ian McNeil AU - J D Arnold Y1 - 2007/11/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/24/11/776.abstract N2 - 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. ER -