A 10-year-old with type 1 diabetes presents as triage level 1 with DKA. After fluids and insulin, he develops headache, bradycardia, hypertension,

Question

A 10-year-old with type 1 diabetes presents as triage level 1 with DKA. After fluids and insulin, he develops headache, bradycardia, hypertension, and declining mental status. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Cerebral edema complicating DKA

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Bacterial meningitis

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Benign treatment-related fatigue

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Opioid intoxication

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Hypoglycemic seizure without intracranial pathology

Cerebral edema in pediatric DKA — ABEM Board MCQ

A 10-year-old with type 1 diabetes presents as triage level 1 with DKA. After fluids and insulin, he develops headache, bradycardia, hypertension, and declining mental status. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?