Severe hypernatremia and hyperosmolality exacerbated by an herbal preparation in a patient with diabetic ketoacidosis

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 831-834

  Bhowmick, Samar K ^a,b   Hundley, Olivette T ^a   Rettig, Kenneth R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetic ketoacidosis; Glutamic acid decarboxylase; Hypernatremia; Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state; Islet cell antibody

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYDRASTIS CANADENSIS EXTRACT; INSULIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDRASTIS; HYPERNATREMIA; HYPEROSMOLALITY; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LABORATORY TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYURIA; SCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDRASTIS; HYPERNATREMIA;

EID: 35048887008     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922807303042     Document Type: Article

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