Ketogenic Diet-Induced Severe Ketoacidosis in a Lactating Woman: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Table 2

Table demonstrating serial pertinent laboratory values during hospitalization and after discharge.

	On admission, June	June	June	June	On discharge, June	1 week after discharge, June
Serum bicarbonate (meq/L)	6	10	24	30	29	23
Glucose (mg/dl)	50	124	112	105	99	77
Insulin level (uiu/ml)	3.4	11.1
Phosphorous (mg/dl)	2.3	1.4	1.0	2.4	3.3	3.9
Potassium (meq/l)	4.2	3.0	2.6	3.1	4.3	4.0
Calcium (mg/dl)	7.3	7.9	8.8	8.6	9.2	8.8
Urine Ketone	4+
pH ABG	7.11	7.28
pCO2 ABG	17.0	15.8
Bicarbonate ABG	5.3	7.3

ABG: arterial blood gas.