DKA (Critical Diagnosis)

Summary: DKA is one of my favorite diagnoses to treat because it follows a nice, simple, algorithmic approach. These patients are incredibly sick, but your attending will be very impressed if you have an understanding of the basic protocol. The hardest thing to remember is that the blood sugar is the LEAST important part of DKA management. Dehydration, Hypokalemia, and Ketoacids play a much more important role.<br>