Diabetic Ketoacidosis

**Definition:** A life-threatening complication of diabetes mellitus, primarily of TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS with severe INSULIN deficiency and extreme HYPERGLYCEMIA. It is characterized by KETOSIS; DEHYDRATION; and depressed consciousness leading to COMA.

**Tree numbers:** - C18.452.076.176.652.500 - C19.246.099.812

**Synonyms:** - Acidosis, Diabetic - Diabetic Acidosis - Diabetic Ketosis - Ketoacidosis, Diabetic - Ketosis, Diabetic - DKA Diabetic Ketoacidosis