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Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is the most common acute hyperglycaemic emergency in
people with diabetes mellitus. A diagnosis of DKA is confirmed when all of the three criteria …

PURPOSE: There are no controlled experimental data that assess the accuracy of the
commonly used correction factor of a 1.6 meq/L decrease in serum sodium concentration for …

Background: It is widely presumed that the development of postoperative hyponatremia
(which may be severe) results from administration of hypotonic fluids while antidiuretic …

Background The prevalence of diabetes in China is increasing rapidly. However, scarce
data are available on serum electrolyte levels in Chinese adults with diabetes, especially in …

Type 1 diabetic patients with varying severity of kidney disease were investigated to create
multimetabolite models of the disease process. Urinary albumin excretion rate was …

This book contains over 100 chapters. Some of the chapter titles are: Intravenous
Urography, Ultrasonography, and Radionuclide Studies; Computed Tomography and …

Maintenance of the volume of all cells, particularly those of the central nervous system, is
critical for their function and survival. 1–6 Tonicity (ie, effective osmolarity) of a solution refers …

In hyperglycemia, hypertonicity results from solute (glucose) gain and loss of water in excess
of sodium plus potassium through osmotic diuresis. Patients with stage 5 chronic kidney …

Cerebral oedema is the most common cause of mortality and morbidity during the first day of
conventional treatment for diabetic ketoacidosis in paediatric patients. It is possible that …