Life-Threatening Lactation or “Bovine” Ketoacidosis: A Case Report

We present a case of life-threatening lactation-related ketoacidosis in a patient 9 weeks postpartum, who presented to the emergency department with an arterial pH of 6.88, HCO3− of 5.8 mmol/L and blood ketone level of 5.8 mmol/L. Treatment consists of aggressive glucose loading, triggering supraphysiologic endogenous insulin release, and subsequent inhibition of ketone body formation.
Source: A&A Case Reports - Category: Anesthesiology Tags: Case Reports: Case Report Source Type: research