Table 1.
Resolution of acidosis and ketones levels with administration of intravenous dextrose
| Patient 1 | Patient 2 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timepoint, hours | 0 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 17 |
| pH | 7.25 | 7.32 | 7.36 | 7.24 | 7.28 | 7.29 | 7.31 | 7.39 |
| pCO2, kPa | 5.00 | 4.47 | 4.72 | n/a | 3.72 | 4.57 | 4.07 | 5.04 |
| pO2, kPa | 9.45 | 13.60 | 13.60 | n/a | 12.89 | 5.07 | 13.45 | 5.96 |
| Na+, mmol/L | 134 | 131 | 133 | n/a | 130 | 136 | 133 | 136 |
| K+, mmol/L | 4.42 | 3.08 | 3.51 | n/a | 3.66 | 3.86 | 3.50 | 2.93 |
| Lac, mmol/L | 1.4 | 1.3 | <1 | n/a | <1 | <1 | <1 | 2.1 |
| BE | –10.0 | –7.7 | –4.2 | –11.0 | –12.4 | –9.6 | –9.8 | –2.2 |
| HCO3-, mmol/L | 16.3 | 17.2 | 20.3 | 15.0 | 12.8 | 16.0 | 15.1 | 22.4 |
| CBG, mmol/L | 3.4 | 14.0 | 5.2 | n/a | 6.7 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 9.6 |
| Ket, mmol/L | 3.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | n/a | 4.3 | 2.4 | n/a | 0.9 |
BE = base excess; CBG = capillary blood glucose; HCO3- = bicarbonate; K+ = potassium; Ket = capillary ketone level; Lac = lactate; n/a = not applicable; Na+ = sodium; pCO2 = partial pressure of carbon dioxide; pO2 = partial pressure of oxygen.