ketoacidosis
Sign in to saveKetoacidosis is a metabolic state caused by uncontrolled production of ketone bodies that cause a metabolic acidosis. While ketosis refers to any elevation of blood ketones, ketoacidosis is a specific pathologic condition that results in changes in blood pH and requires medical attention. The most common cause of ketoacidosis is diabetic ketoacidosis but it can also be caused by alcohol, medications, toxins, and rarely, starvation.
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It is catalogued under the topic Acid–base disturbances.
Its subject is documented across 32 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Ketone bodies
- Medical condition.specialty
- Endocrinology
- Medical condition.symptoms
- nausea, vomiting, pain, weakness, unusual breath odor, rapid breathing
- Medical condition.causes
- medications, alcoholic beverages, undiagnosed diabetes
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- Signs and symptoms
- Causes
- Diabetes
- Other endocrine conditions
- Alcohol
- Starvation
- Medications
- Hypothermia
- Toxins
- Pathophysiology
- Diagnosis
- Management
- Epidemiology
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Ketoacidosis is a metabolic state caused by uncontrolled production of ketone bodies that cause a metabolic acidosis. While ketosis refers to any elevation of blood ketones, ketoacidosis is a specific pathologic condition that results in changes in blood pH and requires medical attention. The most common cause of ketoacidosis is diabetic ketoacidosis but it can also be caused by alcohol, medications, toxins, and rarely, starvation.
==Signs and symptoms== The symptoms of ketoacidosis are variable depending on the underlying cause. The most common symptoms include nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and weakness. Breath may also develop the smell of acetone as it is a volatile ketone that can be exhaled. Rapid deep breathing, or Kussmaul breathing, may be present to compensate for the metabolic acidosis. Altered mental status is more common in diabetic than alcoholic ketoacidosis.
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