TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 130. Alcoholic Ketoacidosis 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. PY - 2012 T2 - Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine Manual, 7e 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. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56277867 ER -