Diabetic ketoachidosis in a patient with acromegaly

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 106, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 788-791

  Chen, Yen Ling ^a   Wei, Chih Peng ^b   Lee, Chin Cheng ^c   Chang, Tien Chun ^d  

^a Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery   (Taiwan)

^b Shin Kong Wu Ho Su Hospital   (Taiwan)

^c SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acromegaly; Diabetic ketoacidosis

Indexed keywords

ACARBOSE; BICARBONATE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; GROWTH HORMONE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; KETONE; METFORMIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; ARTERIAL PH; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; DIPLOPIA; DIZZINESS; DYSARTHRIA; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NAUSEA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLASMA OSMOLARITY; POLYDIPSIA; POLYURIA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; URINALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED;

ACROMEGALY; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 35348866922     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(08)60042-X     Document Type: Article

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