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Mild DKA | Moderate DKA | Severe DKA | HHS | |
Plasma glucose | >250 mg/dL | >250 mg/dL | >250 mg/dL | >600 mg/dL |
Arterial pH | 7.25-7.30 | 7.00 to <7.24 | <7.00 | >7.30 |
Serum bicarbonate (mEq/l) | 15-18 | 10 to <15 | <10 | >18 |
Urine ketone | Positive | Positive | Positive | Small |
Serum ketone | Positive | Positive | Positive | Small |
Effective serum osmolality | Variable | Variable | Variable | >320 mOsm/kg |
Anion gap | >10 | >12 | >12 | Variable |
Mental status | Alert | Alert/drowsy | Stupor/coma | Stupor/coma |