Abstract

OSEGUERA BRIZUELA, Mariana Araceli. Diabetic ketoacidosis: an important condition in pediatrics. Acta méd. Grupo Ángeles [online]. 2023, vol.21, n.2, pp.158-161.  Epub Oct 20, 2023. ISSN 1870-7203.  https://doi.org/10.35366/110263.

Diabetes mellitus is one of the most frequent chronic diseases of the pediatric age, where ketoacidosis corresponds to a cause of morbidity and mortality in children suffering mainly from type 1 diabetes mellitus, which is one of the most common reasons for emergencies, principally in the adolescent population, which fluid therapy is of vital importance in its management, and carry out meticulous management to avoid complications among which the most feared is cerebral edema, which has been described since 1930, and is one of the leading causes of death, so it is important to know data about it, such as its criteria diagnosis and how it can be prevented and medically treated.

Keywords : ketoacidosis; diabetes; cerebral edema; pediatrics.

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