RT Book, Section
A1 Kefer, Michael P.
A2 Cline, David M.
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Cydulka, Rita K.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Handel, Daniel A.
A2 Thomas, Stephen H.
SR Print(0)
ID 56277867
T1 Chapter 130. Alcoholic Ketoacidosis
T2 Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine Manual, 7e
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-178184-8
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56277867
RD 2024/04/19
AB Alcoholic  ketoacidosis  (AKA)  results  from  heavy  alcohol  intake,  either  acute  or  chronic,  and  lack  of  food  intake.  Glycogen  stores  are  depleted.  Alcohol  consumption  along  with  the  body's  fat  metabolism  generatesketoacids,  with  a  resultant  anion  gap  metabolic  acidosis.