Alcoholic Ketoacidosis: Causes, Symptoms, and Diagnosis
These include alcohol ketoacidosis symptoms acute pancreatitis, gastrointestinal bleeding, and alcohol withdrawal. Mortality specifically due to AKA has been linked to the severity of serum beta-hydroxybutyric acid in some studies. It should be used as an indicator of the severity of the disease.13 Identifying these high-risk patients can help set the intensity…