Hyperosmolar nonketotic coma in the elderly diabetic.
Med Clin North Am, 1978/7;62(4):815-28.
PMID: 355743
Impact factor: 6.912
Abstract
The gravity of this syndrome of severe diabetic stupor without ketosis may not be recognized because patients are usually middle-aged or elderly with mild diabetes. A lack of urgency in treating these patients is probably the cause of the widely reported mortality of 40 to 70 per cent.
MeSH terms
Aged; Diabetic Coma; Diuresis; Humans; Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Coma; Infusions, Parenteral; Insulin; Potassium
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