Is a priming dose of insulin necessary in a low-dose insulin protocol for the treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis?

Diabetes Care

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2081-2085

  Kitabchi, Abbas E ^a   Murphy, Mary Beth ^a   Spencer, Judy ^a   Matteri, Robert ^a   Karas, Jim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; BICARBONATE; FATTY ACID; HYDROCORTISONE; KETONE; POTASSIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; DOSAGE SCHEDULE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN INFUSION; INSULIN TREATMENT; LOADING DRUG DOSE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; PH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BICARBONATES; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; KETONES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POTASSIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59249104211     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 19355548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/dc08-0509     Document Type: Article

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