Diabetic ketoacidosis

Module 4: Paediatric diabetic ketoacidosis

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CME Credits: 1.5
Module duration: 1.5 hours
Launch date: Spring 2022 (version 1)
Updated: -
Expiry date: March 2027
Audience: Diabetes and Metabolism Specialists (Advanced), Endocrinologists (Advanced)

- Hello, I’m Thomas Danne from the Children’s Hospital Auf der Bult, Hanover, Germany. We are coming together today to talk about paediatric DKA – diabetic ketoacidosis. A very serious issue and a very relevant issue because a lot of things can go wrong. Joining me today is: - Júlia Galhardo. I’m a paediatric endocrinologist and diabetologist working in the Hospital Dona Estefânia, in Lisbon, the main Portuguese paediatric hospital. - Very good, and… - And I’m Catarina Limbert. I’m also a paediatric endocrinologist and diabetologist and also working at Estefânia hospital, together with Júlia.

This module examines the risk factors, significance and treatment of paediatric diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), a complication associated with particular dangers for this vulnerable age group.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

Summarise the pathophysiology, risk factors and frequency of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes

Apply current guidelines for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes and suspected DKA to typical clinical presentations

Interpret the evidence base underpinning clinical guidelines for the treatment of DKA in a paediatric population


This module includes self-marked assessments, such as knowledge checks and/or case studies, as well as a marked final assessment, which you can attempt up to five times. To complete the module, you must review all chapters, pass the final assessment (80% pass mark), and fill in our feedback form.


Contributors

Professor
Thomas Danne
Author, Assessment Setter
Professor
Júlia Galhardo
Author
Professor
Catarina Limbert
Author
Professor
Kristina Casteels
Expert Reviewer, Assessment Setter
Assessment Setter