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MeSH Heading: Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Tree Number(s): C18.452.076.176.652.500; C19.246.099.812
Unique ID: D016883
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016883
Scope Note: A life-threatening complication of diabetes mellitus, primarily of TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS with severe INSULIN deficiency and extreme HYPERGLYCEMIA. It is characterized by KETOSIS; DEHYDRATION; and depressed consciousness leading to COMA.
Entry Term(s): Acidosis, Diabetic; DKA Diabetic Ketoacidosis; Diabetic Acidosis; Diabetic Ketosis; Ketoacidosis, Diabetic; Ketosis, Diabetic
NLM Classification #: WK 830
Public MeSH Note: 92; KETOSIS, DIABETIC was heading 1975-91 (see under ACIDOSIS, DIABETIC 1975-90); ACIDOSIS, DIABETIC was heading 1966-91
Online Note: use DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS to search KETOSIS, DIABETIC 1975-91 & ACIDOSIS, DIABETIC 1966-91
History Note: 92; KETOSIS, DIABETIC was heading 1975-91 (see under ACIDOSIS, DIABETIC 1975-90); ACIDOSIS, DIABETIC was heading 1966-91
Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/05/30
Revision Date: 2021/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0025687
Scope Note: A life-threatening complication of diabetes mellitus, primarily of TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS with severe INSULIN deficiency and extreme HYPERGLYCEMIA. It is characterized by KETOSIS; DEHYDRATION; and depressed consciousness leading to COMA.
Terms: Diabetic Ketoacidosis Preferred Term
Term UI T050541
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Diabetic Acidosis
Term UI T050539
Date03/07/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); DKA Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Term UI T001105389
Date04/28/2021
LexicalTag ABX
ThesaurusID NLM (2022); Ketoacidosis, Diabetic
Term UI T050540
Date03/07/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Ketosis, Diabetic
Term UI T050543
Date03/07/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Acidosis, Diabetic
Term UI T050538
Date03/07/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Diabetic Ketosis
Term UI T050542
Date03/07/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992)

Diabetic Ketoacidosis MeSH Descriptor Data 2023