DKA

Introduction. Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is one of the most serious acute complications of diabetes mellitus (DM), asociated with hyperglikemia, ketonemia and metabolic acidosis with an increased anion gap. It is important to manage all pathways of DKA pathogenesis: volemia, sodium and potassium serum concentration, glycemia, ketonemia and acidosis. The aims of this work: analyse DKA management strategy and recommend how to improve management of patients with DKA according to the latest guidelines.