Ketone bodies are an energy substrate produced by the liver and used during states of low
carbohydrate availability, such as fasting or prolonged exercise. High ketone concentrations …

The genesis of ketone bodies by organisms is a protective mechanism. This metabolic
process helps organisms to survive acute metabolic derangements in times of nutrient …

Interventions: The patient received sodium bicarbonate and 5% glucose fluid at the end of
the surgery. Outcomes: The tracheal tube was successfully removed when the tidal volume …

The damage to nature and the changing situation of the surrounding environment certainly
make you anxious. The role of students in safeguarding nature is certainly one of the …

Starvation ketoacidosis (SKA) represents one of three metabolic acidoses caused by the
accumulation of ketone bodies within the bloodstream. While easily treated, it is a diagnosis …

Ketogenic diet or very-low-carbohydrate diet gained widespread popularity in the 1990s due
to their favorable effects on weight loss and diabetes among others with good short-term …

We report a case of post bariatric surgery by laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy who
presented with post-surgical poor oral tolerance and high anion gap metabolic ketoacidosis …

Background: Voluntary starvation is a rare cause of death. Full understanding of how
comorbidities interact is crucial for characterizing the pathological cascades of death. In the …

Starvation ketoacidosis (SKA) is a rarer cause of ketoacidosis. Most patients will only have a
mild acidosis, but if exacerbated by stress can result in a severe acidosis. We describe a 66 …

Ketone bodies are important energy sources for the body and are produced by the liver
when the body is in a deficiency state of glucose, which is used in the peripheral tissues to …