Conditions
DKA
diabetic ketoacidosis
A metabolic emergency involving high blood glucose, ketone production and acidosis. HHS is the neighboring emergency without significant ketosis.
How it gets tested
The DKA/HHS pairing is the item, and ketones are the discriminator.
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