[Diabetic ketoacidosis. Treatment plan]. / Cetoacidosis diabética. Plan de cuidados.

Since the introduction of insulin as a treatment for diabetes the drop in mortality due to diabetic ketosis has dropped from 60% to 5%. This article explains the physiopathology of diabetic ketosis, its characteristic signs and symptoms, and what actions should be taken if one encounters a patient affected this syndrome. Emphasis has been placed on presenting exact nursing diagnoses and procedures, according to the diagnostic taxonomy of NANDA, with special regard to the interdependent problems which might arise due to the pathology of the disease and its treatment.