Hypothermia and hypokalemia in a patient with diabetic ketoacidosis

We present the case of a 36-year-old man with type-1 diabetes who was hospitalized with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). On admission, he had hypothermia, hypokalemia and combined metabolic and respiratory alkalosis, in addition to hyperglycemia. Hypothermia, hypokalemia and metabolic alkalosis, with a...

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Main Authors: Osamu Saito, Takako Saito, Taro Sugase, Eiji Kusano, Daisuke Nagata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Online Access:http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2015;volume=26;issue=3;spage=580;epage=583;aulast=Saito