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  • Title: [Alcoholic ketoacidosis – a review].
    Author: Höjer J.
    Journal: Lakartidningen; 2017 Oct 03; 114():. PubMed ID: 28994854.
    Abstract:
    Alcoholic ketoacidosis - a review A chronic alcoholic with severe metabolic acidosis presents a difficult diagnostic problem in the emergency room. Over and above methanol- and ethylene glycol intoxication, alcoholic ketoacidosis is a common but less recognized etiology. The disorder occurs in alcoholics who have had a recent binge drinking followed by the abrupt cessation of alcohol consumption because of abdominal pain and vomiting, with resulting dehydration, starvation, and then a β-hydroxybutyrate dominated ketoacidosis. Laboratory results may be misleading as the common urine-ketone tests may be negative or only weakly positive, since they only respond to acetoacetate. The short-term prognosis is good if treatment including replacement of fluid, electrolytes, glucose and thiamine is provided. However, recent studies have indicated that alcoholic ketoacidosis may be a significant cause of mortality in patients with alcohol dependence.
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