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Why is hematocrit & platelet checked in patients suffering from diabetes ketoacidosis? why is lipid profile checked in patient suffering from dka?

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Dr. Moji Ariyo answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

DKA : Doctors do a workup to check for underlying causes for diabetic ketoacidosis or to screen for problems that can cause complications and make recovery from DKA more challenging such as anemia (low hematocrit), low platelets which can cause bleeding and lipid profile ( can increase risk for stroke/ heart attacks). Other lab investigations are also done.

Answered 6/16/2014

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