PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Catherine F Gouveia
AU  - Tahseen A Chowdhury
TI  - Managing hyperglycaemic emergencies: an illustrative case and review of recent British guidelines
AID  - 10.7861/clinmedicine.13-2-160
DP  - 2013 Apr 01
TA  - Clinical Medicine
PG  - 160--162
VI  - 13
IP  - 2
4099  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/13/2/160.short
4100  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/13/2/160.full
SO  - Clin Med2013 Apr 01; 13
AB  - Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic syndrome are important hyperglycaemic emergencies seen in patients with diabetes. Occasionally, differentiation between the two conditions can be difficult. We present the case of a patient whose hyperglycaemic emergency was managed in a way that could have adversely influenced the outcome. We also discuss important aspects of the new Joint British Diabetes Societies Guidelines on the management of hyperglycaemic emergencies.