Podcast #48: Alcoholic Ketoacidosis
Run Time: 4 minutes Author: Dr. Eric Miller Educational Pearls: Alcoholic ketoacidosis occurs in chronic alcohol abusers who have low glycogen supplies and are dehydrated causing an overproduction of glucagon. This condition is very similar to diabetic ketoacidosis. The patients can have a ketotic smell to indicate alcoholic ketoacidosis, they also usually have a high…
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