## Abstract Hyperglycaemic coma without ketoacidosis in the diabetic patient was presumptively first recorded by Dreschfield in 1886^1^ but it was not until 1957 that the concept of hyperosmolar nonβketotic coma as a distinct clinical syndrome was appreciated^2,3^. Hyperosmolar nonβketotic coma (HO
Notes designed as an aid to professional education. Fatal hypoglycaemia from intentional insulin overdosage
β Scribed by Lewis, M. J. ;Herlihy, O. M. ;Song, S. H. ;Campbell, I. W. ;Lewis, M. J. ;Nawroz, I. M.
- Book ID
- 104514618
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 493 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1357-8170
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