Capillary β – Hydroxybuterate testing in patients with diabetic ketoacidosis
Introduction: Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a major life-threatening complication of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Insulin treatment for diabetic ketoacidosis is guided using the changes in blood glucose levels, blood gas analysis and urine ketone measurement. Evidence for the use of capillary β...
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University of Pretoria
2015
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/43316 Delport, EF 2013, Capillary β – Hydroxybuterate testing in patients with diabetic ketoacidosis, MSc Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/43316> |