Diagnostic Criteria for DKA (Diabetic Ketoacidosis)

ENDOCRINOLOGY

The diagnostic criteria for DKA are:

  1. Serum glucose >250 mg/dL,
  2. Arterial pH <7.3,
  3. Serum bicarbonate <18 mEq/L, and
  4. At least moderate ketonuria or ketonemia.

Note DKA is a high AG metabolic acidosis.

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