An Exceptional Case of Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Joint Authors

Van de Vyver, Celine
Damen, Jorn
Haentjens, Carl
Ballaux, Dominique
Bouts, Benoit

Source

Case Reports in Emergency Medicine

Issue

Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-4, 4 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2017-03-26

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

4

Main Subjects

Diseases

Abstract EN

We present a case of diabetic ketoacidosis, known as one of the most serious metabolic complications of diabetes.

We were confronted with rapid neurological deterioration and unseen glycaemic values, which reached almost 110 mmol/L, subsequently resulting in hyperkalaemia and life-threatening dysrhythmias.

This is the first reported live case with such high values of blood glucose and a favourable outcome.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Van de Vyver, Celine& Damen, Jorn& Haentjens, Carl& Ballaux, Dominique& Bouts, Benoit. 2017. An Exceptional Case of Diabetic Ketoacidosis. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Van de Vyver, Celine…[et al.]. An Exceptional Case of Diabetic Ketoacidosis. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145237

American Medical Association (AMA)

Van de Vyver, Celine& Damen, Jorn& Haentjens, Carl& Ballaux, Dominique& Bouts, Benoit. An Exceptional Case of Diabetic Ketoacidosis. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145237

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1145237