Diabetic ketoacidosisDKA
Also called Acidic blood condition in diabetes
Emergency MedicineEndocrinologyCritical CareEssential
Life-threatening complication of diabetes characterized by severe hyperglycemia, metabolic acidosis, and elevated ketones, most common in type 1 diabetes.
Korean
당뇨병성 케톤산증
인슐린 결핍으로 케톤체가 과도하게 생성되는 당뇨병 급성 합병증; 고혈당·대사성 산증·케톤증이 특징이며 주로 제1형 당뇨병에서 발생하고 즉각적인 치료가 필요함.
French
Acidocétose diabétique
Complication diabétique mettant en jeu le pronostic vital, associant hyperglycémie sévère, acidose métabolique et élévation des corps cétoniques ; plus fréquente dans le diabète de type 1.
Word parts
ket/oRoot(Greek) Ketonesacid/oRoot(Latin) Acid, sour-icSuffix(Greek) Pertaining to-osisSuffix(Greek) Abnormal condition or process