Hyperosmolar nonketotic coma in the elderly diabetic.
The gravity of this syndrome of severe diabetic stupor without ketosis may not be recognized because patients are usually middle-aged or elderly with mild diabetes. A lack of urgency in treating these patients is probably the cause of the widely reported mortality of 40 to 70 per cent.
D000368:Aged; D003926:Diabetic Coma / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D004231:Diuresis; D006801:Humans; D006944:Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Coma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D007263:Infusions, Parenteral; D007328:Insulin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011188:Potassium / Q000627:therapeutic use
D007328:Insulin; D011188:Potassium