This presentation is based on JBDS and BSPDE guidelines in adult and Paediatric DKA management. A comparison of adult vs paediatric management is included.
This is the fifth lecture. it is based on guidelines by NHS UK. the guidelines based are freely available in internet. the source and the used literature are trusted and accurate. i hope this level of a knowledge about the management side of the DKA touches the all areas of patient survival. patho-physiology not discussed here but will be discussed in another lecture in details. to a intern and final year MBBS students or ERPM students must process a level of knowledge described by the lecture. definitely more you read more knowledge you get. get the idea in the lecture and principles of management. so you will be much accurate in a ward. always take superior advice while managing emergencies.
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This presentation is based on JBDS and BSPDE guidelines in adult and Paediatric DKA management. A comparison of adult vs paediatric management is included.
This is the fifth lecture. it is based on guidelines by NHS UK. the guidelines based are freely available in internet. the source and the used literature are trusted and accurate. i hope this level of a knowledge about the management side of the DKA touches the all areas of patient survival. patho-physiology not discussed here but will be discussed in another lecture in details. to a intern and final year MBBS students or ERPM students must process a level of knowledge described by the lecture. definitely more you read more knowledge you get. get the idea in the lecture and principles of management. so you will be much accurate in a ward. always take superior advice while managing emergencies.
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2. Well Children With Normal Hydration
● Well children rarely need Intravenous Fluid, if
possible, use enteral (oral) route
3. Fluids are given intravenously for the following
reasons:
• Circulatory support in resuscitating vascular collapse.
• Replacement of previous fluid and electrolyte deficit.
• Maintenance of daily fluid requirement.
• Replacement of ongoing losses.
• Severe dehydration with failed nasogastric tube fluid replacement
(e.g. on-going profuse losses, diarrhoea or abdominal pain).
• Certain co-morbidities, particularly GIT conditions (e.g. short gut or
previous gut surgery)
5. ● Bolus (over 1 hour)
● 0.9% NS
● 20ml/kg
● Use 10ml/kg in conditions:
a. Neonates
b. Diabetic ketoacidosis
c. Trauma
d. Failure/Fluid overload
Resuscitation
6.
7. ● Fluid deficit sufficient enough to cause impaired tissue oxygenation
(clinical shock) should be corrected with a fluid bolus of 10-20mls/kg.
● Always reassess circulation - give repeat boluses as necessary.
● Look for the cause of circulatory collapse - blood loss, sepsis, etc.
This helps decide on the appropriate alternative resuscitation fluid
● Fluid boluses of 10mls/kg in selected situations -diabetic ketoacidosis,
intracranial pathology or trauma.
● If associated cardiac conditions, then use aliquots of 5- 10mls/kg
● Avoid low sodium-containing (hypotonic) solutions for resuscitation →
can cause hyponatremia.
8.
9. ● Dehydration or ongoing losses
● 0.9% Sodium Chloride or Ringer’s/
Hartmann’s solution
● Formula:
○ %deficit x BW x 10
24
Replacement
11. • Peri-or post-operative
• Require replacement of ongoing losses
• A plasma Na+ at lower range of normal (definitely if < 135mmol/L)
• Central nervous system (CNS) infection
• Head injury
• Bronchiolitis
• Sepsis
• Excessive gastric or diarrhoeal losses
• Salt-wasting syndromes
• Chronic conditions such as diabetes, cystic fibrosis and pituitary deficits
Children at high risk of hyponatremia should be given isotonic solutions
(0.9% saline ± glucose) with careful monitoring to avoid iatrogenic
hyponatremia. These include children with:
15. Sodium Disorders
● Daily sodium requirement: 2-3mmol/kg/day
● Normal serum sodium: 135-145mmol/L
1. Hypernatremia
a. Serum Sodium >150mmol/L
b. Moderate Hypernatremia: 150-160mmol/L
c. Severe Hypernatremia: >160mmol/L
16. ● Causes: water loss in excess of sodium (e.g. diarrhoea), water
deficit (e.g. diabetes insipidus), sodium gain (e.g. large amount of
NaHCO3 infusion or salt poisoning)
● Signs: Irritability, Skin feels “doughy”, Ataxia, tremor,
hyperreflexia, Seizure, Reduced awareness, coma
○ Children may appear sicker than expected for degree of
dehydration.
○ Shock occurs late because intravascular volume is relatively
preserved.
○ Signs of hypernatremic dehydration tend to be predominantly
that of intracellular dehydration and neurological dysfunction
Hypernatremia
17. Management for Hypernatremia
● When correcting hypernatraemia, ensure that the rate of fall of
plasma sodium < 12 mmol/litre in a 24-hour period
(0.5mmol/l/hour).
● Measure plasma electrolytes every 4–6 hrs for the first 24 hrs, and
the frequency of further electrolyte measurements depends on
response.
18. • Patient with dehydration:
• If the patient is in shock, give volume resuscitation with 0.9% Normal saline as
required with bolus/es.
• Avoid rapid correction as may cause cerebral oedema, convulsion and death.
• Give 0.9% Sodium Chloride to ensure the drop in sodium is not too rapid.
• Remember to give maintenance fluids and replace ongoing losses
• Repeat blood urea and electrolytes every 6 hours until stable.
• If hypernatraemia worsens or is unchanged after replacing deficit, review fluid
type and consider changing to a hypotonic solution (e.g. 0.45% Sodium
Chloride with dextrose).
19. ● If no evidence of dehydration and an isotonic fluid is being used, consider
changing to a hypotonic fluid (e.g. 0.45% Sodium Chloride with dextrose).
● If the fluid status is uncertain, measure urine sodium and osmolality.
★ When correcting hypernatraemia, ensure that the rate of fall of plasma
sodium < 12 mmol/litre in a 24-hour period (0.5mmol/l/hour).
★ Aim to correct deficit over 48-72 hours
20. Hyponatremia
● Serum Na+ < 135mmol/L
● Symptoms associated with acute hyponatraemia during IV fluid
therapy:
○ Headache, nausea, vomiting, confusion, disorientation, irritability,
lethargy, reduced consciousness, convulsions, coma, apnoea.
● May occur in acute myeloid leukaemia (AML)
● Can occur as part of SIADH
21.
22. Management for Hyponatremia
● In acute symptomatic hyponatraemia - Review the fluid status,
seek immediate expert advice (for example, from the paediatric
intensive care team) and consider taking action as follows:
○ A 2 ml/kg bolus (max 100 ml) of 3% Sodium Chloride over 10–15
mins.
○ A further 2 ml/kg bolus (max 100 ml) of 3% Sodium Chloride over
the next 10–15 mins if symptoms are still present after the initial
bolus.
○ If symptoms are still present after the 2nd bolus, check plasma
sodium level and consider a third 2ml/kg bolus (max 100 ml) of 3%
Sodium Chloride over 10–15 mins.
○ Measure the plasma sodium concentration at least hourly.
23. ● As symptoms resolve, decrease the frequency of plasma sodium measurements
based on the response to treatment.
● Do not manage acute hyponatraemic encephalopathy using fluid restriction alone.
● After hyponatraemia symptoms have resolved, ensure that the rate of increase of
plasma sodium does not exceed 12 mmol/l in a 24-hr period.
● Hyponatremic encephalopathy is a medical emergency that requires rapid
recognition and treatment to prevent poor outcome.
24. ● Children with asymptomatic hyponatremia do not require 3% sodium chloride
treatment and if dehydrated may be managed with oral fluids or intravenous
rehydration with 0.9% sodium chloride.
● Children who are hyponatremic and have a normal or raised volume status
should be managed with fluid restriction.
● For Hyponatremia secondary to diabetic ketoacidosis; refer DKA protocol
(Peads Protocol Pg 310-311)
25. Potassium Disorder
● The daily potassium requirement is 1-2mmol/kg/day.
● Normal values of potassium are:
○ Birth - 2 weeks: 3.7 - 6.0mmol/l
○ 2 weeks – 3 months: 3.7 - 5.7mmol/l
○ 3 months and above: 3.5 - 5.0mmol/l
26. Hypokalemia
● Serum K+ < 3.4 mmol/l (Treat if < 3.0mmol/l or Clinically
Symptomatic and < 3.4 mmol/l)
● Causes are: Sepsis, Gastrointestinal losses (diarrhoea, vomiting),
Iatrogenic (e.g. diuretic therapy, salbutamol, amphotericin B),
Diabetic ketoacidosis, Renal tubular acidosis, common in AML
● Hypokalaemia is often seen with chloride depletion and metabolic
alkalosis
● Refractory hypokalaemia may occur with hypomagnesaemia
27. Management for
Hypokalemia
● Identify and treat the underlying condition.
● Unless symptomatic, a potassium level of 3.0 and 3.4 mmol/l is
generally not supplemented but rather monitored.
● The treatment of hypokalaemia will need to be individualized for
each patient.
● Oral Supplementation
○ Oral Potassium Chloride (KCL), to a maximum of 2 mmol/kg/day in
divided doses is common but more may be required in practice.
28. ● Intravenous Supplementation (1gram KCL = 13.3 mmol KCL)
○ Potassium chloride is always given by IV infusion, NEVER by bolus
injection.
○ Maximum concentration via a peripheral vein is 40 mmol/l
(concentrations of up to 60 mmol/l can be used after discussion
with senior medical staff).
○ Maximum infusion rate is 0.2mmol/kg/hour (in non-intensive care
setting).
● Intravenous Correction (1gram KCL = 13.3 mmol KCL)
○ K+ < 2.5 mmol/L may be associated with significant cardiovascular
compromise. In the emergency situation, an IV infusion KCL may
be given
○ Dose: initially 0.4 mmol/kg/hr into a central vein, until K+ level is
restored.
○ Ideally this should occur in an intensive care setting.
30. ● Drug doses:
○ IV Calcium 0.1 mmol/kg.
○ Nebulised Salbutamol:
Age ≤2.5 yrs: 2.5 mg; Age 2.5-7.5 yrs:
5 mg; >7.5 yrs: 10 mg
○ IV Insulin with Glucose:
- Start with IV Glucose 10% 5ml/kg/hr
(or 20% at 2.5 ml/kg/hr).
- Once Blood sugar level >10mmol/l
and the K+ level is not falling, add IV
Insulin 0.05 units/kg/hr and titrate
according to glucose level.
○ IV Sodium Bicarbonate: 1-2 mmol/kg.
PO or Rectal Resonium : 1Gm/kg
32. Hypocalcaemia
● Hypocalcaemia leads to altered sensorium, photophobia, neuromuscular irritability,
seizures, carpopedal spasm and GIT symptoms
● Treatment of hypocalcaemia depends on the phosphate level:
○ If phosphate is raised, correct the high phosphate.
○ If phosphate is normal /symptoms of hypokalaemia, give IV calcium correction.
● Treat if symptomatic (usually serum Ca²⁺ < 1.8 mmol/L), and if Sodium bicarbonate is
required for hyperkalaemia, treat with IV 10% Calcium gluconate 0.5 ml/kg, given
over 10 – 20 minutes, with ECG monitoring.
● If hypocalcaemia is refractory to treatment, exclude associated hypomagnesaemia
● ECG changes
○ Lengthened QT
interval
○ Shortened QRS
complex
33. Hyperphosphatemia
● Phosphate binders e.g. calcium carbonate or aluminium hydroxide
orally with main meals.
● Can be seen in Tumor Lysis Syndrome & commonly associated
with hypocalcemia or hyperkalemia
35. ● Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) is a leading cause of childhood morbidity
and mortality and an important cause of malnutrition
● Many diarrhoeal deaths are caused by dehydration and electrolytes
loss
● Dehydration can be safely and effectively treated with Oral Rehydration
Solution (ORS) but severe dehydration may require intravenous fluid
therapy.
36. History
Onset of diarrhea and vomiting
● Number of episodes of diarrhea and vomiting
● Bloody diarrhea / emesis
● Bilious emesis
Oral intake
● How much and what fluids are they taking orally
● Number of wet diapers and last void
38. Physical Exam
● First assess the state of perfusion of the child, is the child in
shock?
● Tachycardia
● Weak peripheral pulse
● Delayed capillary refil time > 2seconds
● Cold peripheries
● Depressed mental state with or without hypotension
39.
40. Plan A
(Treat Diarrhoea at Home)
1) Give extra fliud
● Breastfeed frequently and for longer at each time
● Continue feeding on demand
● Give ORS after each loose stool (8sachets to use at
home)
2) Continue feeding
● Breastfeeding should continue throughout acute
gastroenteritis
● Formula fed infants should continue their usual formula
immediately on rehydration
● Foods high in simple sugar should be avoided as osmotic
load may worsen the diarrhea
3) When to return? (to clinic/hospital)
● Is not able to drink or breastfeed or drinking poorly
● Become sicker
● Develops fever
● Has blood in stool
Counsel mother on 3 rules of home
treatment:
Show mother how much to give ORS
Up to 2 years: 50-100ml after each loose stool
2 years or more: 100-200ml after each loose stool
(if weight is available, give 10ml/kg of ORS per purge)
41. Plan B:
Oral Rehydration
Therapy (ORT)
• Give frequent small sips from cup or spoon
• If child vomits, wait 10 minutes, then continue but
more slowly (1 spoon full every 2-3 minutes)
AFTER 4 HOURS
• Reasses the child and classify the child for
dehydration;
• Select appropriate plan to continue treatment: (Plan
A/B/C)
If mother have to leave before completing treatment;
-Show mother how to prepare ORS solution at home
-How much to ORS give to finish 4 hour treatment at home
-Give enough ORS packets to complete rehydration (8 sachets)
-Explain 3 Rules of Home Treatment (Plan A)
42. Plan C: Treat Severe Dehydration
Quickly
● Airway, breathing and circulation (ABCs)
● Start IV or IO fluids immediately
● Initial fluids for resuscitation of shock
○ 20ml/kg of 0.9% NS / HM as rapid IV bolus
○ Once circulation restored, commence rehydration, provide maintainence and
replace ongoing losses
43. Workup
• Usually no investigations needed
• May consider the following if severe dehydration:
-Electrolytes
-Blood glucose
-BUN, Cr
-Venous blood gas
• Stool studies
-School/child care or hospital outbreak
-Dysentery, recent travel, and immunocompromised patient
44. Cornerstone of management
● Reassess hydration status frequently and adjust infusion as
necessary
● CAUTION:
○ Children <6 months
○ Children with comorbidities
○ Children needing careful fluid balance (heart or kidney problems, severe
malnutrition)
○ Child with severe hypo/hypernatremia
● Start giving more of the maintainence fluid as oral feeds e.g. ORS
(5ml/kg/hr) as soon as child can tolerate orally
45. If unable to get IV/IO line:
● Send to the nearest center that can do so immediately
● Rehydrate the child with ORS orally by NG or OG tube
○ ORS (20ml/kg/hr) over 6 hours
○ Reassess child every 1-2 hours
● If repeated vomiting/abdominal distension, reduce rate of fluid
46. Indication for IV Therapy
● Unconscious child
● Failed ORS treatment due to
○ Continuous rapid stool loss (>15ml-20ml/kg/hr)
○ Frequent severe vomiting, drinking poorly
● Abdominal distension with paralytic ileus
● Glucose malabsorption
47. Indication for admission
● Shock or severe dehydration
● Failed ORS treatment and need for IV therapy
● Concern for other possible illness or uncertainty of diagnosis
● Patient factors (young age, unusually irritability worsening
symptoms)
● Caregivers not able to provide adequate care at home
● Social or logistical concerns that may prevent return