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  2. Alcoholic ketoacidosis - Wikipedia

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    Alcoholic ketoacidosis (AKA) is a specific group of symptoms and metabolic state related to alcohol use. [3] Symptoms often include abdominal pain, vomiting, agitation, a fast respiratory rate, and a specific "fruity" smell. [2]

  3. The Effects Of Extreme Heat On Diabetes - AOL

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    Increased sweating can be caused by hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) or hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). ... could become life-threatening with signs including shortness of breath, fruity-smelling ...

  4. Diabetic ketoacidosis - Wikipedia

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    A person's breath may develop a specific "fruity" or acetone smell. [1] The onset of symptoms is usually rapid. [1] People without a previous diagnosis of diabetes may develop DKA as the first obvious symptom. [1] DKA happens most often in those with type 1 diabetes but can also occur in those with other types of diabetes under certain ...

  5. Hypoglycemia - Wikipedia

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    Hypoglycemia (American English), also spelled hypoglycaemia or hypoglycæmia (British English), sometimes called low blood sugar, is a fall in blood sugar to levels ...

  6. Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state - Wikipedia

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    HHS also tends to affect older people more. DKA may have fruity breath, and rapid and deep breathing. [6] DKA often has serum glucose level greater than 300 mg/dL (HHS is >600 mg/dL). [6] DKA usually occurs in type 1 diabetics whereas HHS is more common in type 2 diabetics. [6]

  7. Kussmaul breathing - Wikipedia

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    Adolf Kussmaul referred to breathing when metabolic acidosis was sufficiently severe for the respiratory rate to be normal or reduced. [2] This definition is also followed by several other sources, [3] [4] including for instance Merriam-Webster, which defines Kussmaul breathing as "abnormally slow deep respiration characteristic of air hunger and occurring especially in acidotic states". [5]

  8. Ketoacidosis - Wikipedia

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    Ketoacidosis is a metabolic state caused by uncontrolled production of ketone bodies that cause a metabolic acidosis.While ketosis refers to any elevation of blood ketones, ketoacidosis is a specific pathologic condition that results in changes in blood pH and requires medical attention.

  9. Complications of diabetes - Wikipedia

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    Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is one of the life-threatening severe complications of diabetes that demands immediate attention and intervention. [7] It is considered a medical emergency and can affect both patients with T1D (type 1 diabetes) and T2D (type 2 diabetes), but it is more common in T1D. [8]