Euglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Pregnancy
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Diabetic ketoacidosis in pregnancy.
The occurrence of diabetic ketoacidosis in pregnancy compromises both the fetus and the mother. It usually occurs in the later stages of pregnancy and is also seen in newly presenting type 1 diabetes patients. Despite improvement in its incidence rates and outcomes over the years, it still remains a major clinical problem since it tends to occur at lower blood glucose levels and more rapidly th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2474-252X,2474-252X
DOI: 10.5811/cpcem.2019.9.43624