What is Diabetic ketoacidosis?
{{redirect|DKA}} '''Diabetic ketoacidosis''' (DKA) is a [[medical emergency]] that can happen in people with [[diabetes mellitus]]. DKA happens mostly in people with [[diabetes mellitus type 1|Type 1 diabetes]], although it may happen in some people that have [[Type 2 diabetes]] {{Infobox medical condition (new) | name = Diabetic ketoacidosis | image = Infuuszakjes.jpg | caption = Dehydration may be severe in diabetic ketoacidosis, and [[Intravenous therapy#IV fluids|intravenous fluids]] are usually needed as part of its treatment. | field = [[Endocrinology]] | symptoms = [[Vomiting]], [[abdominal pain]], [[Kussmaul breathing|deep gasping breathing]], [[polyuria|increased urination]], [[mental confusion|confusion]], a specific smell<ref name=BMJ2015/> | complications = [[Cerebral edema]]<ref name=Bia2015/> | onset = Relatively rapid<ref name=BMJ2015/> | duration = | types = | causes = Shortage of [[insulin]]<ref name=ADA2009/> | risks = Usually [[Diabetes mellitus type 1|type 1 diabetes]], less often other types<ref name=BMJ2015/> | diagnosis = [[High blood sugar]], [[acidosis|low blood pH]], high [[ketoacid]] levels<ref name=BMJ2015/> | differential = [[Hyperosmolar nonketotic state]], [[alcoholic ketoacidosis]], [[uremia]], [[salicylate toxicity]]<ref>{{cite book| vauthors = Ferri FF |title=Ferri's Differential Diagnosis: A Practical Guide to the Differential Diagnosis of Symptoms, Signs, and Clinical Disorders|date=2010 |publisher=Elsevier Health Sciences |isbn=978-0323076999 |page=146|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pHNlxxrPHNsC&pg=PA146|language=en|url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170908185746/https://books.google.ca/books?id=pHNlxxrPHNsC&pg=PA146|archive-date=2017-09-08 }}</ref> | prevention = | treatment = [[Intravenous fluid]]s, insulin, [[potassium]]<ref name=BMJ2015/> | medication = | prognosis = | frequency = 4–25% of people with type