Alcoholic ketoacidosis

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Ketoacidosis - alcoholic

Treatment may involve fluids (salt and sugar solution) given through a vein. You may need to have your blood taken often. You may get vitamin supplements to treat nutritional deficiencies caused by excess alcohol use.

People with this condition are admitted to the hospital, often to the intensive care unit (ICU).

Prompt medical attention improves the overall outlook. How severe the alcoholism is, and the presence of liver disease or other complications also affect the outlook.

This can be a life-threatening disorder. Complications can include:

• Gastrointestinal bleeding
• Pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas)
• Pneumonia

If you or someone else has symptoms of alcoholic ketoacidosis, seek emergency medical help.

Review Date: 04/01/2011
Reviewed By: Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org).

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