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Management
- STOP: ACE-I, Dieretic, Oral Agents (especially Metformin)
- Fluids: NS @ 1000 ml/hr (Follow BP, UO, BUN, creatinine)
- D5/ ½ NS ( When Glucose < 250 mg/dl)
- Electrolytes: K <4.5 10-20 mEq/hr
- <3.5 20-40 mEq/hr
- PO4 < 2.0 use K-Phos
- Insulin: 10 U bolus followed by .1 U/kg/hr; decrease when Gluc <300 but continue until AG normalizes
- Follow Glucose, AG (not ketones), HCO3, K
- IDENTIFY CAUSE: Infection, Ischemia, Non-complinace