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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
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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 |