Understanding Alcoholic Ketoacidosis: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment
In patients suspected of having alcoholic ketoacidosis, serum electrolytes (including magnesium), blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine, glucose, ketones, amylase, lipase, and plasma osmolality should be measured. Patients who appear significantly ill and those with positive ketones should have arterial blood gas and serum lactate measurements. The diagnosis of SUDAM, like other sudden unexplained death … Read more