In their consensus statement on hyperglycemic crises in adult patients with diabetes, Kitabchi et al. (1) indicated the diagnostic and severity criteria for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) due to arterial pH (7.25 to 0.30, 7.00 to <7.24, and <7.00) and serum bicarbonate (15 to 18, 10 to <15, and <10 mEq/l) levels. DKA is one of the most common acid-base …
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