Management The aims of DKA management are to correct the acidosis, hyperglycaemia, dehydration and electrolyte disturbance associated with the condition and to identify and treat any associated comorbid events. This requires appropriate and rapid clinical assessment and frequent monitoring of the patient; this demands regular review by the responsible doctors as well as other trained personnel. After initial assessment, plasma glucose, urea, creatinine, and electrolytes; urinary ketones; arterial blood gases; and full blood count should be obtained, and intravenous fluid and insulin started. An electrocardiogram will be required in most cases, either to exclude a cardiac precipitant of DKA, if appropriate, or because of the potential for cardiac arrhythmias secondary to the large shifts in electrolytes, particularly potassium, with moderate or severe DKA. Blood and urine