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Management
S&S
Nursing Interventions
Pathophysiology
Lab Values
100
The first priority in the management of DKA
What is Airway and Breathing.
100
A result of osmotic diuresis associated with hyperglycemia.
What is dehydration?
100
What type of diet should a DKA patient be placed on during treatment?
What is NPO.
100
Acute diabetic crisis
What is DKA?
100
Clinical lab value of glucose for DKA diagnosis
What is more than 250 mg/dl?
200

The type of IV fluid first given to a patient with DKA?

What is Normal Saline
200
The three P's associated with DKA
What is Polyuria, Polydipsia and Polyphagia?
200
The blood glucose value where fluid replacement should begin to include dextrose?
What is 250 mg/dL.
200
The reason glucose can't enter the cell
What is lack of insulin?
200
Normal serum potassium levels
What is 3.5-5 mEq/L?
300

once the BSL falls below ____, a 5%-dextrose infusion is started to slow the correction of the hyperglycemia and prevent hypoglycaemia

What is 250?
300
Hyperventilation in an attempt to compensate for acidosis.
What is Kussmaul respirations?
300
The type of insulin that is the current standard of care in the treatment of DKA?
What is regular insulin given IV.
300
The cause of ketoacidosis.
What is abnormal metabolism of carbohydrate, fat, and proteins?
300
Glucose <200 mg/dL, serum bicarbonate >18 mEq/L, and a venous pH of >7.3.
What is resolution of DKA?
400
The type of monitoring a patient requires during electrolyte replacement?
What is cardiac monitoring.
400
Higher levels of this indicate the body is using fat as the major source of energy.
What is ketonuria?
400
The electrolyte that is critical to monitor during the treatment of DKA?
What is potassium.
400
The electrolyte that fluctuates in DKA.
What is potassium?
400
Diagnostic arterial blood pH in severe DKA.
What is <7.0?
500

glucose level should be kept above ___ for the first 4-5 hours of treatment

What is 200?
500
Clinical manifestation of the body's attempt to get rid of excess acetone through breathing.
What is fruity smelling breath?
500
The interventions that reduce the risk of cerebral edema in patients being treated for DKA.
What is avoiding overhydration and limiting the rate at which the blood glucose level drops.
500
The result of inappropriate metabolism of fats.
What is ketones in the urine?
500
Diagnostic serum bicarbonate level in severe DKA.
What is <5 mEq/L?