New study shows that intravenous (IV) fluids may not be causing brain damage in children with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) as is popularly believed Currently held belief is that IV fluids may be ...

For decades, clinicians have worried that giving too much intravenous fluid to children with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) may contribute to brain swelling and injury, and even death. Now, after a ...

THURSDAY, June 14, 2018 - For years, doctors thought that giving IV fluids too quickly could trigger brain swelling in children experiencing a serious diabetes complication called ketoacidosis. But ...

Diabetic ketoacidosis is a serious and life threatening complication of diabetes. It occurs when the body is not able to use glucose for energy (due to lack of insulin) and starts using fat instead.

G_Saline-Drip_924403768 Sodium chloride content of intravenous fluids does not affect neurologic events in children with diabetic ketoacidosis. Intravenously administered sodium chloride does not ...

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Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab. 2012;7(4):433-443. The insulin rate does not typically change during the use of the two-bag system. In unusual circumstances with hypoglycemia and maximized dextrose ...

The therapeutic goals for treatment of hyperglycemic crises in diabetes consist of 1) improving circulatory volume and tissue perfusion, 2) decreasing serum glucose and plasma osmolality toward normal ...

Despite these losses, the increased delivery of potassium to the ECF from the intracellular space usually causes the serum concentration of potassium to be normal and, in some cases, high. This ...