Diabetic ketoacidosis: A silent death

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 189-193

  Ali, Zabiullah ^a   Levine, Barry ^a   Ripple, Mary ^a   Fowler, David R ^a  

^a OFFICE OF THE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER   (United States)

Author keywords

acetone; diabetes mellitus; diabetic ketoacidosis; hemoglobin A 1c; postmortem glucose

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; GLUCOSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOLOSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; CORONER; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MUSCLE CELL; PANCREATITIS; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VITREOUS BODY;

ACETONE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOLOSCLEROSIS; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CHILD; CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHIES; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CELLS; PANCREATITIS; PULMONARY EDEMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; VITREOUS BODY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865527934     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e31825192e7     Document Type: Article

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