Altered Mental Status in an Elderly Male

J Emerg Med. 2018 Feb;54(2):232-237. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2017.11.025. Epub 2017 Dec 11.

Authors

Paul S Jansson¹, Christopher Kabrhel², Emily S Miller²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

PMID: 29242011
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2017.11.025

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Consciousness Disorders / complications
Consciousness Disorders / diagnosis*
Emergency Service, Hospital / organization & administration
Fluid Therapy / methods
Humans
Hyperglycemia / diagnosis
Hyperglycemia / drug therapy
Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Coma / blood
Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Coma / diagnosis*
Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Coma / drug therapy
Hypoglycemic Agents / therapeutic use
Insulin / therapeutic use
Male
Mental Status and Dementia Tests
Osmolar Concentration

Substances

Hypoglycemic Agents
Insulin