The healthcare practitioner observes shift in potassium ion concentration.
There may be abrupt changes in the plasma concentration of potassium ions during diabetic ketoacidosis. Despite the fact that diabetic ketoacidosis causes a deficit in the body's total potassium stores, the plasma concentration is typically normal or higher because the acidemia causes potassium ions to leave cells. 1,2
The patient exhibits a significant extracellular fluid volume deficit, which is typical of diabetic ketoacidosis patients. The majority of these individuals have a 5–10% extracellular fluid volume deficit. This patient's weight has decreased from 72 kg to 68 kg in the past month. He might have lost a little lean body mass, but he could have a volume deficit of about 7%. (although clinical estimates are often inaccurate).
Therefore, potassium ion concentration will be disturbed.
