A Rare Case of Elevated Osmolar Gap in Diabetic Ketoacidosis/Hyperosmolar Hyperglycaemic State in the Absence of Concomitant Toxic Alcohol Ingestion

The serum osmolar gap, defined as the difference between measured osmolality and calculated osmolarity, is a convenient method to screen for toxins in serum. In normal circumstances, the difference between the two is 6–10 mol/kg. Typical contributors to serum osmolarity are sodium bicarbonate, sodiu...

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Autores principales: Fichadiya, Hardik, Noori, Muhammad Atif Masood, Khandait, Harshwardhan, Patel, Latika, Jesani, Shruti
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SMC Media Srl 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8988505/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35402334
http://dx.doi.org/10.12890/2022_003248