Look up: ketoacidosis

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   ketoacidosis
   [n] - acidosis with an accumulation of ketone bodies
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   Ketoacidosis
   This is when the blood turns acidic from a high level of ketones when there is a dificiency of Insulin. This condition can develop into a diabetic coma
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   Ketoacidosis
   the dangerous accumulation of chemicals called ketones in the blood, sometimes occurring as a complication of diabetes mellitus; also called ketosis
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   Ketoacidosis
   Acidosis caused by fat breaking down.
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   Ketoacidosis
   Ketoacidosis: A feature of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus characterized by a combination of ketosis and acidosis. Ketosis is the accumulation of substances called ketone bodies in the blood. Acidosis is increased acidity of the blood. Symptoms of ketoacidosis include slow, deep breathing with a fruity odor to the breath; confusion; frequent urinati ...
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   ketoacidosis
   Form of acidosis in which there is excess production of ketone bodies by the ketogenic pathway. Frequently a complication of diabetes, hence the sweet smell said to be characteristic of the breath of diabetics.
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   ketoacidosis
   <biochemistry, endocrinology> Acidosis accompanied by the accumulation of ketone bodies (ketosis) in the body tissues and fluids, as in diabetic acidosis. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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   Ketoacidosis
   `Ketoacidosis` is a type of metabolic acidosis which is caused by high concentrations of ketone bodies, formed by the deamination of amino acids, and the breakdown of fatty acids. This is most common in untreated type 1 diabetes mellitus, when the liver breaks down fat and proteins in response to a perceived need for respiratory substrate. It can also occur with people undergoing hunger strikes, fasting over 3 days, or people starving to death as...
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   ketoacidosis
   (ke″to-as″ĭ-do´sis) the accumulation of ketone bodies in the blood, which results in metabolic acidosis; it is often associated with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. See also ketosis.
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    ketoacidosis
    (from the article `diabetes mellitus`) Before the isolation of insulin in the 1920s, most patients died within a short time after onset. Untreated diabetes leads to ketoacidosis, the ...
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    ketoacidosis
    acidosis accompanied by the accumulation of ketone bodies (ketosis) in the body tissues and fluids, as in diabetic acidosis.
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    ketoacidosis
    ketoacidosis Acidosis, as in diabetes or starvation, caused by the enhanced production of ketone (linking two carbon atoms) bodies. A feature of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus characterized by a combination of ketosis and acidosis. Ketosis is the accumulation of substances called ketone bodies in the blood. Acidosis is increased acidity of the blood. Symp...
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    ketoacidosis
    Acidosis, as in diabetes or starvation, caused by the enhanced production of ketone bodies.
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