小结
定义
病史和体格检查
关键诊断因素
- acute cognitive impairment
- presence of risk factors
其他诊断因素
- polyuria
- polydipsia
- weight loss
- nausea and vomiting
- weakness
- dry mucous membranes
- poor skin turgor
- tachycardia
- hypotension
- hypothermia
- oliguria
- abdominal pain
- focal neurological signs
- seizures
危险因素
- infection
- inadequate insulin or oral antidiabetic therapy
- acute illness in a known patient with diabetes
- nursing home residents
- failure to detect hyperglycaemia
- postoperative state
- precipitating medications
- total parenteral nutrition (TPN)
- Cushing syndrome
- hyperthyroidism
- acromegaly
诊断性检查
首要检查
- blood glucose
- blood ketones
- venous blood gas
- serum osmolality
- urea, electrolytes, and creatinine
- full blood count
- ECG
需考虑的检查
- urinalysis
- cardiac enzymes
- chest x-ray
- liver function tests
- C-reactive protein
- blood, urine, and sputum cultures
治疗流程
serum potassium <3.5 mmol/L (<3.5 mEq/L)
serum potassium 3.5 to 5.5 mmol/L (3.5 to 5.5 mEq/L)
serum potassium >5.5 mmol/L (>5.5 mEq/L)
撰稿人
专家顾问
Edward Jude, MBBS, DNB, MRCP
Honorary Professor of Medicine
University of Manchester
Consultant Physician/Diabetologist/Endocrinologist
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Manchester
UK
利益声明
EJ declares that he has no competing interests.
Acknowledgements
BMJ Best Practice would like to gratefully acknowledge the previous expert contributors, whose work has been retained in parts of the content:
Natasha Khazai, MD
Endocrinologist
Joslin Diabetes Clinic
Boston
MA
Guillermo Umpierrez, MD
Professor of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta
GA
利益声明
NK declares that she has no competing interests. GU is supported by research grants from the American Diabetes Association and the National Institutes of Health, and has received research funds from Sanofi-Aventis, Novo Nordisk, Takeda, and GlaxoSmithKline.
同行评议者
Gerry Rayman, MD, FRCP
Consultant Physician and Head of Service
Diabetes and Endocrine Centre and the Diabetes Research Unit
Ipswich Hospitals NHS Trust
Ipswich
UK
利益声明
GR has been paid for advisory board meetings with the following companies: Sanofi Aventis, Abbott Diabetes UK, Lilly Diabetes, and Bayer. GR has received lecture fees from Sanofi Aventis, Abbott Diabetes UK, Lilly Diabetes, Novo Nordisk, and Napp Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
References
Key articles
Joint British Diabetes Societies for Inpatient Care Group. Diabetes at the front door: a guideline for dealing with glucose related emergencies at the time of acute hospital admission. May 2023 [internet publication].Full text
Joint British Diabetes Societies for Inpatient Care Group. The management of the hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic state (HHS) in adults with diabetes. Feb 2022 [internet publication].Full text
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