Starvation ketoacidosis in pregnancy presenting as euglycaemic high anion gap metabolic acidosis: A case report highlighting the significance of early recognition and prompt intervention
Starvation ketoacidosis (SKA) constitutes an important consideration in the pregnant patient who presents with profound metabolic acidosis. Pregnancy-related changes predispose the patient to develop SKA following relatively short periods (12 - 14 hours) of ‘starvation’. Patients also typically...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Health and Medical Publishing Group
2018-07-01
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| Series: | South African Medical Journal |
| Online Access: | http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj/article/download/12362/8554 |