Nonketotic hyperglycemia: Difference between revisions
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==Management== | ==Management== | ||
Revision as of 11:36, 18 January 2017
Background
Clinical Features
Differential Diagnosis
Hyperglycemia
- Physiologic stress response (rarely causes glucose >200 mg/dL)
- Diabetes mellitus (main)
- Hemochromatosis
- Iron toxicity
- Sepsis
Evaluation
- Elevated glucose
- May check:
- CBC
- Chemistry (gap)
- Ketones
Management
Disposition
- Asymptomatic patients can be discharged with follow up with primary care physician[1]