Clinical Diagnosis · Endocrine System · Easy
Ketoacidosis
Meaning: A life-threatening complication of insulin deficiency in which rapid fat breakdown makes the blood dangerously low in pH.
In practice: The teenager presented with vomiting, abdominal pain and deep breathing from diabetic ketoacidosis.
Word parts
- -osis means an abnormal condition or process
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Answer: Lymphadenopathy
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Answer: Reticulocytosis
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