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Diabetic ketoacidosis

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Therapy

There is no clear benefit from   
  • sodium bicarbonate d  

Why?

  • Patients with severe DKA who receive bicarbonate do not clearly return more quickly to biochemical stability d
  • The effect on hypokalaemic or hypoglycaemic episodes is unclear d

Expiry date: May 2004
Levels of Evidence used in grading these guides

Author   C   Ball
Reviewer   N   Chi
CAT Writers   CM   Ball , C   Wotton