Prevalence of hypokalemia in ED patients with diabetic ketoacidosis

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 481-484

  Arora, Sanjay ^a   Cheng, Daniel ^a   Wyler, Benjamin ^a   Menchine, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS; CAPILLARY BLOOD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; FLUID RESUSCITATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; INSULIN TREATMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VENOUS BLOOD;

ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; HYPOKALEMIA; INSULIN; MIDDLE AGED; POTASSIUM; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84858023678     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2011.01.002     Document Type: Article

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