Table 1: Laboratory values before, during, and after treatment.

 

On admission

During

During treatment

DKA Resolved

On Discharge

   

Treatment

   

Glucose, (mg/dl)

149

121

172

111

125

Sodium (mEq/l)

136

135

135

135

138

Chloride (mEq/l)

99

100

104

109

101

Potassium (mEq/l)

4.6

4.8

4.3

3.7

3.4

Anion gap, (mEq/L)

18

22

21

10

6

Bicarbonate, (mEq/L)

19

13

10

16

31

Blood pH

 

7.19

7.33

7.38

 

PCO2 (mm Hg)

 

21.2

33.5

35.1

 

Urine ketones (mg/dl)

80

       

Serum ketones

 

moderate

moderate

small

small

Creatinine (mg/dl)

0.74

0.74

0.9

0.79

0.49

Lactate (mmol/L)

1.8

1.7