A hyperglycaemic hyperosmolar state in a young child: Diagnostic insights from a quantitative analysis

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 125-137

  Carlotti, A P C P ^a   Bohn, D ^b   Jankiewicz, N ^c   Kamel, K S ^c   Davids, M R ^d   Halperin, Mitchell L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BICARBONATE BLOOD LEVEL; BRAIN EDEMA; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CASE REPORT; CATHETERIZATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSURIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERNATREMIA; INSULIN INFUSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; PH MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 33847406167     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcm004     Document Type: Article

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