Urgent Investigation in Suspected Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Capillary blood glucose Venous plasma glucose Capillary blood or urinary ketones Venous plasma bicarbonate Sodium, potassium, urea and creatinine Plasma osmolality, measured directly or calculated from the formula: plasma osmolality = [2 (plasma Na) + glucose + urea] Venous blood gases Full blood count C-reactive protein Two blood cultures Urine dipstick, microscopy and culture Chest X-ray |