Since the start of the 21st Century, the use of opioids for pain management in primary care has increased along with a concomitant rise in opioid associated deaths. The use of opioids is associated with risks of addiction, respiratory depression, sedation, and death. There is no checklist available in electronic medical records to guide safe prescribing of non-opioid pain management options prior to opioids in primary care.
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Diabetic ketoacidosis is defined as hyperglycemia >250 mg/dL with metabolic acidosis of arterial pH <7.3, serum bicarbonate <18 mEq/L with positive urine and serum ketones and an anion gap >10. Euglycemic ketoacidosis has been reported in patients with type 2 diabetes and in patients with type 1 diabetes.
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