Diabetic ketoacidosis

29-year-old woman for Emergency fluid, electrolyte, insulin, and transition pathway. About 10 simulated minutes.

What you will practise

• Recognize DKA from diabetes or hyperglycemia, ketonemia, and metabolic acidosis while reviewing severity and precipitant.
• Record initial isotonic fluid, monitoring, access, and serial laboratory intent.
• Delay insulin while potassium is below 3.5 mmol/L and record replacement plus monitoring.
• Record IV insulin only after the potassium gate, then add dextrose when glucose falls below 250 mg/dL while ketoacidosis persists.
• Use plasma ketone and pH or bicarbonate criteria to confirm resolution, then record overlap and precipitant-safe transition.

Every scenario in this module

Open Sim Lab is an educational simulator, not for clinical use. It is not a clinical decision-support tool, not a dosing calculator, and is not validated for any decision affecting a real patient.