DKA and HONK

Prior Blog about the management of DKA can be found
here. Be sure to monitor closely both clinically and with charting of lab values.

Dont forget to look for the cause of DKA.
Prior blog about the common precipitants can be found here

Another point regarding phosphate:
Generally not recommended as may lower Ca and Mg levels. Replace if respiratory depression, cardiac dysfunction, hemolytic anemia or PO4 <0.32.

A CMAJ article about the management of diagnosis and treatment of HONK and DKA is posted here.

Another recent article on the issue can be found here.