Investigation of markers to indicate and distinguish death due to Alcoholic Ketoacidosis, Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State using post-mortem samples

Forensic Science International

Volumn 214, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 142-147

  Hockenhull, Joanna ^a   Dhillo, Waljit ^b   Andrews, Rebecca ^a   Paterson, Sue ^a  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acetone; Beta hydroxybutyrate; Glucose; Ketoacidosis; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ACETONE; GLUCOSE;

ACETONE BLOOD LEVEL; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLIC KETOACIDOSIS; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BETA HYDROXYBUTYRATE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD LEVEL; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE VITREOUS HUMOR LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPEROSMOLAR HYPERGLYCEMIC STATE; KETOACIDOSIS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUDDEN DEATH; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 84855203403     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.07.040     Document Type: Article

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