Fatal cerebral oedema in adult diabetic ketoacidosis

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-37

  Haringhuizen, A ^a   Tjan, D H T ^a   Grool, A ^a   Van Vugt, R ^a   Van Zanten, A R H ^a  

^a GELDERSE VALLEI HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cerebral oedema; Diabetic ketoacidosis; Pyrexia

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; BICARBONATE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHLORIDE; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN; INSULIN; LACTIC ACID; NORADRENALIN; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; UREA;

ADULT; ANION GAP; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN TISSUE; CASE REPORT; CHLORIDE BLOOD LEVEL; COMATOSE PATIENT; COUGHING; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; FATIGUE; FEVER; FLUID THERAPY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLASMA OSMOLALITY; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; RESUSCITATION; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; URINE VOLUME; VOMITING;

ADULT; BRAIN EDEMA; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEVER; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 76749104747     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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