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Abstract
A serious complication of TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS. It is characterized by extreme HYPERGLYCEMIA; DEHYDRATION; serum hyperosmolarity; and depressed consciousness leading to COMA in the absence of KETOSIS and ACIDOSIS.
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- Coma, Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Nonketotic
- Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic Nonketotic Coma
- Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Coma
- Nonketotic Hyperglycemic Coma
- Nonketotic Hyperosmolar Coma
- Coma, Hyperosmolar Nonketotic
- Coma, Nonketotic Hyperglycemic
- Coma, Nonketotic Hyperosmolar
- Comas, Hyperosmolar Nonketotic
- Comas, Nonketotic Hyperosmolar
- Hyperglycemic Coma, Nonketotic
- Hyperosmolar Coma, Nonketotic
- Hyperosmolar Comas, Nonketotic
- Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Comas
- Nonketotic Coma, Hyperosmolar
- Nonketotic Comas, Hyperosmolar
- Nonketotic Hyperosmolar Comas
- Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State
- Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic Syndrome
- Hyperglycemic State, Hyperosmolar
- Hyperglycemic States, Hyperosmolar
- Hyperglycemic Syndrome, Hyperosmolar
- Hyperglycemic Syndromes, Hyperosmolar
- Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic States
- Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic Syndromes
- Syndrome, Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic
- Syndromes, Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
do not confuse with HYPERGLYCINEMIA, NONKETOTIC
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History Note
91(77); was see under DIABETIC COMA 1977-90
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Previous Indexing
- Diabetic Coma (1966-1976)
- Hyperglycemia (1966-1976)
- Osmolar Concentration (1970-1976)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Coma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006944. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006944
- Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Coma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperosmolar_hyperglycemic_state
- Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Coma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1828288