Alcoholic ketoacidosis

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Ketoacidosis - alcoholic

• Fatigue
• Slow, sluggish, lethargic movement
• Breathing difficulty leading, when untreated, to an abnormal breathing pattern
• Irregular deep, rapid breathing (Kussmaul's sign)
• Loss of appetite
• Nausea and vomiting
• Abdominal pain
• Symptoms of dehydration, such as dizziness and light-headedness
• Confusion
• Agitation
• Changes in mental activity leading to loss of consciousness

• Blood and urine tests for excess acids, or ketones, in the body
• Blood chemistry tests
• Tests to quantify the amount of alcohol in the blood

Review Date: 06/03/2005
Reviewed By: Thomas A. Owens, M.D., Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.