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Diabetic emergencies : diagnosis and clinical management / Nicholas Katsilambros ... [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Diabetes.
- Hyperglycemia.
- Emergencies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (222 p.)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The book explores both the clinical presentation of serious diabetic emergencies (like ketoacidosis, hyperosmolar coma, and severe hyper and hypoglycemia) that consultants and hospital staff encounter in practice and the best methods of both managing the emergencies and also administering follow-up guidance/care. All chapters are clearly structured to highlight: definition of emergency; epidemiology; potential causes, diagnosis, clinical management (including problem areas), follow-up management/care; and patient advice.There are case studies to aid clinical understanding, as well as 5-7 m
- Contents:
- Diabetic ketoacidosis in adults
- Diabetic ketoacidosis in childhood and adolescence
- Hyperosmolar non-ketotic hyperglycemia
- Hypoglycemia caused by insulin
- Hypoglycemia caused by insulin secretagogues
- Lactic acidosis in diabetes
- Management of hyperglycemia in the hospital
- Sick day rules in diabetes.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-28008-6
- 9786613280084
- 1-119-97182-9
- 1-119-97179-9
- OCLC:
- 751970374
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