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Case Reports
. 2007 Nov;24(11):776-7.
doi: 10.1136/emj.2006.041822.

Alcoholic ketoacidosis with multiple complications: a case report

Theodore Ngatchu  1 , Arvind Sangwaiya, Angela Dabiri, Ameet Dhar, Ian McNeil, J D Arnold
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Case Reports

Alcoholic ketoacidosis with multiple complications: a case report

Theodore Ngatchu et al. Emerg Med J. 2007 Nov.

Abstract

Alcoholic ketoacidosis is a poorly diagnosed medical emergency usually identified in chronic alcohol misusers following an abrupt cessation or reduction of alcohol consumption. A high index of suspicion should be maintained by acute physicians as response to treatment is rapid with complete resolution of metabolic derangements. Complications are usually the result of not instituting the correct treatment or not addressing associated conditions. We describe a case of alcoholic ketoacidosis with multiple complications at presentation.

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