Pathology of Ketoacidosis in Emergency of Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Alcoholic Ketoacidosis: A Retrospective Study

This study is aimed at examining which factors are useful for the diagnosis and distinction of ketoacidosis. We recruited 21 diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and alcoholic ketoacidosis (AKA) patients hospitalized in Kawasaki Medical School General Medical Center from April 2015 to March 2021. Almost all...

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Main Authors: Katsumasa Koyama, Takatoshi Anno, Yukiko Kimura, Fumiko Kawasaki, Kohei Kaku, Koichi Tomoda, Hideaki Kaneto
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-01-01
Series:Journal of Diabetes Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/8889415
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Takatoshi Anno
Yukiko Kimura
Fumiko Kawasaki
Kohei Kaku
Koichi Tomoda
Hideaki Kaneto
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description This study is aimed at examining which factors are useful for the diagnosis and distinction of ketoacidosis. We recruited 21 diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and alcoholic ketoacidosis (AKA) patients hospitalized in Kawasaki Medical School General Medical Center from April 2015 to March 2021. Almost all patients in this study were brought to the emergency room in a coma and hospitalized. All patients underwent blood gas aspiration and laboratory tests. We evaluated the difference in diagnosis markers in emergencies between DKA and alcoholic ketoacidosis AKA. Compared to AKA patients, DKA patients had statistically higher values of serum acetoacetic acid and lower values of serum lactate, arterial blood pH, and base excess. In contrast, total ketone bodies, β-hydroxybutyric acid, and β-hydroxybutyric acid/acetoacetic acid ratio in serum did not differ between the two patient groups. It was shown that evaluation of each pathology such as low body weight, diabetes, liver dysfunction, and dehydration was important. It is important to perform differential diagnosis for taking medical histories such as insulin deficiency, alcohol abuse, or starvation as the etiology in Japanese subjects with DKA or AKA. Moreover, it is important to precisely comprehend the pathology of dehydration and alcoholic metabolism which would lead to appropriate treatment for DKA and AKA.
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spelling doaj-art-4e6704e20e494418b6d8caabe0e189fe2025-08-20T02:38:47ZengWileyJournal of Diabetes Research2314-67532024-01-01202410.1155/2024/8889415Pathology of Ketoacidosis in Emergency of Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Alcoholic Ketoacidosis: A Retrospective StudyKatsumasa Koyama0Takatoshi Anno1Yukiko Kimura2Fumiko Kawasaki3Kohei Kaku4Koichi Tomoda5Hideaki Kaneto6Department of General Internal Medicine 1Department of General Internal Medicine 1Department of General Internal Medicine 1Department of General Internal Medicine 1Department of General Internal Medicine 1Department of General Internal Medicine 1Department of DiabetesThis study is aimed at examining which factors are useful for the diagnosis and distinction of ketoacidosis. We recruited 21 diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and alcoholic ketoacidosis (AKA) patients hospitalized in Kawasaki Medical School General Medical Center from April 2015 to March 2021. Almost all patients in this study were brought to the emergency room in a coma and hospitalized. All patients underwent blood gas aspiration and laboratory tests. We evaluated the difference in diagnosis markers in emergencies between DKA and alcoholic ketoacidosis AKA. Compared to AKA patients, DKA patients had statistically higher values of serum acetoacetic acid and lower values of serum lactate, arterial blood pH, and base excess. In contrast, total ketone bodies, β-hydroxybutyric acid, and β-hydroxybutyric acid/acetoacetic acid ratio in serum did not differ between the two patient groups. It was shown that evaluation of each pathology such as low body weight, diabetes, liver dysfunction, and dehydration was important. It is important to perform differential diagnosis for taking medical histories such as insulin deficiency, alcohol abuse, or starvation as the etiology in Japanese subjects with DKA or AKA. Moreover, it is important to precisely comprehend the pathology of dehydration and alcoholic metabolism which would lead to appropriate treatment for DKA and AKA.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/8889415
spellingShingle Katsumasa Koyama
Takatoshi Anno
Yukiko Kimura
Fumiko Kawasaki
Kohei Kaku
Koichi Tomoda
Hideaki Kaneto
Pathology of Ketoacidosis in Emergency of Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Alcoholic Ketoacidosis: A Retrospective Study
Journal of Diabetes Research
title Pathology of Ketoacidosis in Emergency of Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Alcoholic Ketoacidosis: A Retrospective Study
title_full Pathology of Ketoacidosis in Emergency of Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Alcoholic Ketoacidosis: A Retrospective Study
title_fullStr Pathology of Ketoacidosis in Emergency of Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Alcoholic Ketoacidosis: A Retrospective Study
title_full_unstemmed Pathology of Ketoacidosis in Emergency of Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Alcoholic Ketoacidosis: A Retrospective Study
title_short Pathology of Ketoacidosis in Emergency of Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Alcoholic Ketoacidosis: A Retrospective Study
title_sort pathology of ketoacidosis in emergency of diabetic ketoacidosis and alcoholic ketoacidosis a retrospective study
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/8889415
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