Hyperglycemic Crises in Adult Patients With Diabetes: A Consensus Statement From the American Diabetes Association
Response to Kitabchi et al.
- Viktor Rosival, PHD
- From the SYNLAB Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Dérer's Hospital, Bratislava, Slovakia
- Address correspondence to Viktor Rosival, SYNLAB Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Dérer's Hospital, Limbová 5, SK-833 05 Bratislava, Slovakia. E-mail: rosivalv{at}hotmail.com
In the recent consensus statement by Kitabchi et al. (1) is a serious contradiction. In diagnosis, the authors write that “the initial laboratory evaluation of patients with suspected [diabetic keotacidosis] … should include determination of … osmolality … Studies on serum osmolality and mental alteration have established a positive linear relationship between osmolality and mental …
