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Can APACHE II Score Predict Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Hyperglycemic Patients Presenting to Emergency Department?

BACKGROUND: Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is an acute and life-threatening complication in diabetic patients. The current diagnostic criteria of DKA are metabolic acidosis, blood glucose level greater than 250 mg/dL and the presence of ketones in serum or urine. DKA patients referring to the emergency...

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Autores principales: Safari, Saeid, Rahmani, Farzad, Soleimanpour, Hassan, Ebrahimi Bakhtavar, Hanieh, Mehdizadeh Esfanjani, Robab
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Kowsar 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4286803/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25599026
http://dx.doi.org/10.5812/aapm.21365