Vomiting and hyperkalemia are novel clues for emergency room diagnosis of type 1 diabetic ketoacidosis: a retrospective comparison between diabetes types.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is an acute life-threatening complication in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Causes, underlying pathophysiology, and mortality differ significantly by diabetes type, which initial treatment is dependent on, but few reports on these differences are available. This study aimed to clarify differences in clinical characteristics between the diabetes types to extract important clinical clues for preventing DKA and ensuring appropriate initial treatment in the emergency room.

Methods

We retrospectively analyzed the clinical presentation of 24 T1DM patients and 13 T2DM patients admitted with DKA to Kobe City Medical Center West Hospital between April 2006 and December 2018.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Takai T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8733061 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature