Case Report
Ketogenic Diet-Induced Severe Ketoacidosis in a Lactating Woman: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Table 2
Table demonstrating serial pertinent laboratory values during hospitalization and after discharge.
| | On admission, June | June | June | June | On discharge, June | 1 week after discharge, June |
| Serum bicarbonate (meq/L) | 6 | 10 | 24 | 30 | 29 | 23
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| Glucose (mg/dl) | 50 | 124 | 112 | 105 | 99 | 77 |
| Insulin level (uiu/ml) | 3.4 | 11.1 | | | | |
| Phosphorous (mg/dl) | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
| Potassium (meq/l) | 4.2 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.0 |
| Calcium (mg/dl) | 7.3 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 8.8 |
| Urine Ketone | 4+ | | | | | |
| pH ABG | 7.11 | 7.28 | | | | |
| pCO2 ABG | 17.0 | 15.8 | | | | |
| Bicarbonate ABG | 5.3 | 7.3 | | | | |
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ABG: arterial blood gas.
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