during a six year period (1969-1974), 29,233 records of the hospital admissions were carefully reviewed from the standpoint of age, sex incidence, precipitating factors, method of treatment and results in diabetes and diabetic coma patients in the isfahan university medical school’s hospitals. two hundred and fifty cases of diabetic patients were found (0.8% of the total), from which 25 (8%) we...

Euglycemic Diabetic Keto Acidosis is a rare form of DKA seen in patients who are taking SGLT-2 inhibitor medication for the treatment diabetes mellitus. It life-threatening condition and should be diagnosed early.

Alternative Names MSUD Branched-Chain Ketoaciduria Branched-Chain Alpha-Keto Acid Dehydrogenase Deficiency BCKD Deficiency Keto Acid Decarboxylase Deficiency Maple Syrup Urine Disease, Classic Maple Syrup Urine Disease, Intermediate Maple Syrup Urine Disease, Intermittent Maple Syrup Urine Disease, Thiamine-Responsive Maple Syrup Urine Disease, E3-Deficient, with Lactic Acidosis Maple Syrup Uri...

Alcoholic patients commonly develop a variety of acid-base and electrolyte disturbances. The aim of this review is to describe the most commonly encountered abnormalities and their significant role in the patients’ morbidity and mortality. Physicians should be aware of these clinically important disturbances caused by alcohol abuse and their underlying pathophysiological mechanisms involved for...

Introduction Metabolic acidosis is one of the many biochemical complications which occur in uncontrolled diabetes mellitus; it is one of the most serious, and it may lead to death (Joslin & Wilson, 1950; Klein & Laron, 1956; Larson, Sterky & Christianson, 1961). Early recognition and treatment of severe keto-acidosis is of paramount importance if the patient is to survive. We discuss this probl...