La chetoacidosi diabetica nel cane e nel gatto

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a serious complication of diabetes mellitus. Despite the expanding knowledge regarding the pathophysiology of DKA and the application of new treatment techniques for the complications, it remains a challenging disorder to treat. It is, in part, due to the deleterious impact that diabetic ketoacidosis has on multiple organ system and the frequent occurrence of concurrent often serious disorders that are responsible for the high mortality rate. Nevertheless, with logical therapy adapted to the individual and careful monitoring of clinical and clinicopathological parameters, the rate of therapeutic goal is high.