Show Notes
To learn more on today’s topic:
https://www.emrap.org/corependium/chapter/recgSYYhIe7uv1r8x/Pediatric-DKA#h.mhab9ovl1fy9
https://www.chop.edu/clinical-pathway/diabetes-type1-with-dka-clinical-pathway
https://www.ebmedicine.net/topics/endocrine/pediatric-emergency-medicine-diabetes#Cerebral-Edema
Uptodate articles – “Hypokalemia in Children,” “Diabetic ketoacidosis in children: Cerebral injury (cerebral edema),”Diabetic ketoacidosis in children: Treatment and complications”
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