The anion gap test uses measures of electrolytes to assess the body's pH level. ... This value can indicate kidney disease, diabetic ketoacidosis, and other health conditions, ...

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) defines DKA as a combination of hyperglycemia with a blood glucose ≥250 mg/dL, a metabolic acidosis with bicarbonate ≤18 mEq/L, an anion gap >10, and ...

An anion gap test checks the levels of acid in ... Acidosis in people with both types 1 and 2 diabetes is called diabetic ketoacidosis. ... Heavy alcohol use can cause alcoholic ketoacidosis.

The diagnostic criteria for diabetic ketoacidosis includes arterial pH of 7.3 or lower, serum bicarbonate of 15 mmol/L or less, anion gap greater than 12 mmol/L and the presence of ketones in the ...

Selection criteria included blood glucose > 250 mg/dL, anion gap > 10, ketones as determined by beta-hydroxybutyrate ≥ 0.6 mmol/L, and available urine toxicology screening on admission.

Normoglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis during pregnancy is truly unusual but can occur with relatively low, or even normal, ... and an anion gap of 20 mmol l−1.

Ketosis and ketoacidosis may sound similar, but ketosis is a fat-burning metabolic state, while diabetic ketoacidosis is a life-threatening complication of diabetes. Ketones in the body trigger ...

We wanted to address perhaps one of the most important distinctions that should be made in the context of diabetes: the difference between nutritional ketosis and diabetic ketoacidosis; one being a ...

When developing a plan of care for individuals in diabetic ketoacidosis — an acute complication ... serum electrolytes, serum glucose level, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine, and anion gap.