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Descriptor English: Diabetic Coma
Descriptor Spanish: Coma Diabético
Descriptor coma diabético
Scope note: Estado de inconsciencia como complicación de una diabetes mellitus. Se instaura en casos de HIPERGLUCEMIA o HIPOGLUCEMIA extremas, como complicación de la terapia con INSULINA.
Descriptor Portuguese: Coma Diabético
Descriptor French: Coma diabétique
Entry term(s): Coma, Diabetic
Comas, Diabetic
Diabetic Comas
Tree number(s): C19.246.099.750
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003926
Scope note: A state of unconsciousness as a complication of diabetes mellitus. It occurs in cases of extreme HYPERGLYCEMIA or extreme HYPOGLYCEMIA as a complication of INSULIN therapy.
Annotation: coordinate IM with specific type of diabetes mellitus (IM) if pertinent
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
DeCS ID: 3949
Unique ID: D003926
NLM Classification: WK 830
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2004/07/07
Diabetic Coma - Preferred
Concept UI M0006158
Scope note A state of unconsciousness as a complication of diabetes mellitus. It occurs in cases of extreme HYPERGLYCEMIA or extreme HYPOGLYCEMIA as a complication of INSULIN therapy.
Preferred term Diabetic Coma
Entry term(s) Coma, Diabetic
Comas, Diabetic
Diabetic Comas



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