Ketosis

Introduction: Ketosis

Description of Ketosis

Ketosis (medical condition): When diabetics get too high blood sugars, the body creates "ketones" as a by-product of breaking down fats. These ketones cause blood acidity which causes "acidosis" of the blood, leading to Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA), This is a ...more

Ketosis: See also Diabetic Ketoacidosis:
  »Introduction: Diabetic Ketoacidosis
  »Symptoms of Diabetic Ketoacidosis
  »Causes of Diabetic Ketoacidosis
  »Treatments for Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Ketosis: Increased ketone bodies in the body tissue due to an imbalanced fat metabolism.

Ketosis: A condition characterized by the enhanced production of ketone bodies, as in diabetes mellitus or starvation. [ketone + -osis, condition]
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Ketosis: an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Ketosis: A condition characterized by an abnormally elevated concentration of ketone bodies in the body tissues and fluids. It is a complication of diabetes mellitus and starvation. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Source: Diseases Database

Ketosis: A condition characterized by an abnormally elevated concentration of ketone bodies in the body tissues and fluids. It is a complication of diabetes mellitus and starvation. (Dorland, 27th ed).
Source: MeSH 2007

Ketosis as a Disease

Ketosis: Another name for Diabetic Ketoacidosis (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Diabetic Ketoacidosis
  »Symptoms of Diabetic Ketoacidosis
  »Causes of Diabetic Ketoacidosis
  »Treatments for Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Ketosis: Ketosis is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database: Acidosis

Causes of Ketosis

Some of the causes of Ketosis are included in the list below:

• Diabetes
• Type 1 diabetes
• Type 2 diabetes
• Starvation

Read more about causes of Ketosis (Diabetic Ketoacidosis)

Symptoms of Ketosis (Diabetic Ketoacidosis)

Some of the symptoms of Ketosis incude:

• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Breath odor
• Sweet-smelling fruity acetone breath
• Breathing difficulty

See full list of 11 symptoms of Ketosis (Diabetic Ketoacidosis)

Treatments for Ketosis (Diabetic Ketoacidosis)

Treatments for Ketosis (Diabetic Ketoacidosis) include:

• Emergency treatment - DKA is a medical emergency.
• Hospitalization
• Treatment of any underlying condition
• Intravenous glucose - if ketosis is caused by starvation
• See also treatment of diabetes

Read more about treatments for Ketosis

Treatment of Ketosis: For more treatment information about Ketosis, see treatment of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (Ketosis)

Ketosis as a Symptom

Ketosis (symptom): The accumulation of ketone bodies in the body.

Ketosis (symptom): See Ketosis (symptom information).

More information on symptom: Ketosis:

• Ketosis

Terms associated with Ketosis:

Terms Similar to Ketosis:

• Ketones in urine
• Ketonuria

Source: Diseases Database

• ketonemia
• acetonemia

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Ketosis

• Acidosis

Source - MeSH 2007

• symptom

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Ketosis

The following list attempts to classify Ketosis into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• symptom
• evidence,grounds
• information
• cognition,knowledge,noesis
• psychological feature

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases
  • Metabolic Diseases
    • Acid-Base Imbalance
      • Acidosis
        • Ketosis

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