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Descriptor English: Insulin Coma
Descriptor Spanish: Coma Insulínico
Descriptor coma insulínico
Scope note: HIPOGLUCEMIA intensa inducida por una gran dosis de INSULINA exógena que da lugar a COMA o un estado de profunda inconsciencia del cual no se puede despertar el individuo.
Descriptor Portuguese: Coma Insulínico
Descriptor French: Coma insulinique
Entry term(s): Coma, Insulin
Insulin Shock
Shock, Insulin
Tree number(s): C10.597.606.358.800.200.600
C18.452.394.984.492
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007331
Scope note: Severe HYPOGLYCEMIA induced by a large dose of exogenous INSULIN resulting in a COMA or profound state of unconsciousness from which the individual cannot be aroused.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
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
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under HYPOGLYCEMIA 1964-90
History Note: 91(64); was see under HYPOGLYCEMIA 1964-90
Related: Convulsive Therapy MeSH
DeCS ID: 7503
Unique ID: D007331
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2003/07/09
Insulin Coma - Preferred
Concept UI M0011427
Scope note Severe HYPOGLYCEMIA induced by a large dose of exogenous INSULIN resulting in a COMA or profound state of unconsciousness from which the individual cannot be aroused.
Preferred term Insulin Coma
Entry term(s) Coma, Insulin
Insulin Shock - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0446505
Scope note Sudden significant drop in BLOOD GLUCOSE or hypoglycemic shock which affects the hemodynamic equilibrium of all vital organs.
Preferred term Insulin Shock
Entry term(s) Shock, Insulin



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