Open AccessDifferential diagnosis of emergency conditions in patients with diabetes mellitus
Author(s) -
A. P. Tsibulkin,
L. I. Anchikov
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
kazanskij medicinskij žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-9359
pISSN - 0368-4814
DOI - 10.17816/kazmj97089
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , diabetic ketoacidosis , hypoglycemia , coma (optics) , ketoacidosis , differential diagnosis , intensive care medicine , diabetic coma , pediatrics , endocrinology , type 1 diabetes , pathology , physics , optics
Diabetic ketoacidosis, severe diabetic hyperglycemic non-ketoacidemic hyperosmolarity, and hypoglycemia are the three most common acute complications of diabetes mellitus. They vary in severity and in advanced cases go into a coma. The effectiveness of treatment depends on the accuracy of diagnosis and the timeliness of its initiation.