Hypernatremia in Diabetic Ketoacidosis: Rare Presentation and a Cautionary Tale

Hyponatremia in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is common and can be due to several reasons. However, hypernatremia in DKA is rare and can be life-threatening. Its exact etiology is not clear and several mechanisms related to water deficit from inadequate oral intake and free water loss that supersedes...

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Published in:Cureus
Main Authors: Ibarra, Gabriel, Majmundar, Monil M, Pacheco, Enrique, Zala, Harshvardhan, Chaudhari, Shobhana
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Cureus 2020
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Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7781561/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33409080
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11841
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