Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is the most common acute hyperglycaemic emergency in people with diabetes mellitus. A diagnosis of DKA is confirmed when all of the three criteria are present —‘D’, either elevated blood glucose levels or a family history of diabetes mellitus; ‘K’, the presence...
A nine year old boy with previously undiagnosed diabetes mellitus presented with severe ketoacidosis. His hyperglycemia (plasma glucose = 786 mg/dl), acidosis (arterial pH = 6.86), dehydration and coma responded well to therapy with intravenous fluids, bicarbonate and insulin. Potassium supplementation...
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a form of a hyperglycemic emergency mainly characterized by the triad of hyperglycemia, ketosis, and anion gap metabolic acidosis. DKA may be the initial presentation in approximately 25-40 % of patients with type 1 diabetes. It may also occur in at least 34% ...
The mortality rate of patients presenting with severe diabetic ketoacidosis has fallen to 0.5–15% in the best centres. A higher figure, however, still remains in less specialised units and in elderly patients it may be as high as 50%. The vast majority of these deaths are preventable. A ...
CASE REPORT:A 68-year-old woman with a past medical history of diet-controlled diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia presented to the Emergency Department (ED) for abdominal pain. She was found to be in diabetic ketoacidosis with pyelonephritis, so she was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit...
Journal: Diabetes Keywords: Adult, African Continental Ancestry Group, Blood Glucose, metabolism, C-Peptide, blood, Diabetes Mellitus, epidemiology, physiopathology, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Female, Georgia, Glucagon, diagnostic use, Glucose Tolerance Test, Hemoglobin A, Glycosylated, analysis, Humans, Hyper...
Olanzapine-Induced Diabetic Ketoacidosis: A Reversible Etiology Overlooked in Psychiatric Patients case-report Author(s): Avish K. Jain , DO 1 , ∗ , Aditi Shah , DO 2 , Geetha Bhat , MD 2 Publication date (Electronic): 19 October 2023 Journal: AACE Clinical Case Reports Publisher: ...
Immunotherapy, including the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors such as nivolumab, is increasingly common in cancer treatment and can lead to various immune-related adverse effects, including rare cases of diabetic ketoacidosis. This case report highlights an unique instance of nivolumab-induced diabetic...
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