Archive for the ‘Coma’ Category
Diabetic hyperosmolar coma
Diabetic hyperosmolar coma is, in some patients with diabetes or high blood sugar caused by dehydration of the incentives under the extremely elevated blood glucose, high serum sodium, plasma osmotic pressure increased, appearance of the neurological symptoms as the main performance of clinical syndrome, but also called non-ketotic hyperosmolar diabetic coma.
Hyperosmolar coma Diabetic [...]
Diabetic Lactic acidosis causes and prevention
Lactic acid is an intermediate metabolite of glycolysis. Under normal circumstances, lactate is about 50% to 60% in the liver into glycogen storage, about 30% ~ 35% of kidneys used. When the blood lactic acid increased more than 2mmol / L, blood pH is less than 7.35, when no other cause acidosis can be diagnosed [...]
What factors are likely to cause diabetic hyperosmolar coma?
(1) all the factors that cause elevated blood sugar can induce the disease. Such as:
① a variety of infections and stress factors such as surgery, cerebrovascular accidents, especially those infected with diabetic hyperosmolar coma accounted for a variety of incentives to the top.
② caused by hyperglycemia in a variety of drugs [...]
Hyperosmolar non-ketotic coma is very serious consequences
Aunt Wang in Shanghai this year, 76 years old, suffering from diabetes for 12 years, concurrent with diabetic nephropathy two years. While this year’s Shanghai is particularly hot, but she has always insisted the morning exercise. This king Aunt forget to bring water out physical exercise, two hours after feeling some dizziness, polydipsia, and hurried [...]
Diabetic hyperosmolar coma first aid measures
Clinical manifestations of this disease can be divided into two phases or two periods:
(1) The prodromal phase. Slower onset of this disease, in the event of neurological symptoms and enter a coma before, mainly for the diabetes symptoms such as thirst, polyuria, and fatigue such as increased burnout, as well as unresponsive, indifferent [...]
Causes of high blood sugar coma
As early as 1886, the medical literature there are reports of high blood sugar caused by diabetes patients in coma were reported. But not until 1957, a South African doctor Simon special thematic reports on this phenomenon by the medical profession after the general concern, and this case named “Hyperosmolar nonketotic diabetic coma,” in keeping [...]
How to do when patients with diabetes in a coma?
(1) the patient supine lateral side of the head to maintain airway patency, clear the vomit, to prevent accidental starting to attract suffocation.
(2) careful observation of patient’s condition if it is found respiratory arrest, artificial respiration immediately.
(3) promptly call “120″ emergency phone, quickly rushed to hospital for treatment of patients.
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Diabetic coma: trouble from “Precept Breaking”
In rivers and lakes. Difficult to defend “rules and prohibitions”
Into middle age, Mr. Chuang may be regarded as successful people, operates a trading company with good benefits. After many years of hard work, infighting among the business field, Gongchoujiaocuo, his body is growing in tandem with the development of hair-fu. Two years ago, [...]
To be alert to hyperosmolar coma!
(1) prognosis. Diabetic hyperosmolar coma mortality rate is high or low depends largely on early diagnosis and complications of treatment, about 28% of patients in the hospital died within 48 hours after the main hypertonic. Hyperosmolar state, therefore the longer the duration of the higher mortality rate, while a variety of complications, especially infections, is [...]
Non-ketotic hyperosmolar coma
Non-ketotic hyperosmolar diabetic coma, is a severe dehydration, high blood glucose, high plasma osmotic pressure and varying degrees of neuropsychiatric symptoms as the main clinical manifestations, without obvious ketoacidosis, often accompanied by low blood pressure, cerebral vascular accidents, renal insufficiency and so on. Mortality rate as high as 40% to 70%, the importance of early [...]