A 64-year-old woman with DKA has serum bicarbonate 9 mEq/L and pH 7.05. She is hemodynamically stable. What is the bicarbonate recommendation?...

Question

A 64-year-old woman with DKA has serum bicarbonate 9 mEq/L and pH 7.05. She is hemodynamically stable. What is the bicarbonate recommendation?

Accepted Answer

Do not routinely give bicarbonate unless pH

Answer

Give bicarbonate routinely for all DKA

Answer

Give bicarbonate when HCO₃⁻

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Give bicarbonate to normalize lactate

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Give bicarbonate if anion gap elevated

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): DKA-Bicarbonate Use