RT Book, Section
A1 Vella, Adam
A2 Cline, David M.
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Cydulka, Rita K.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Handel, Daniel A.
A2 Thomas, Stephen H.
SR Print(0)
ID 56274601
T1 Chapter 80. The Diabetic Child
T2 Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine Manual, 7e
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-178184-8
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56274601
RD 2024/04/24
AB Type  1  diabetes  is  characterized  by  an  abrupt  and  frequently  complete  decline  in  insulin  production.  Type  2  diabetes  is  marked  by  increasing  insulin  resistance,  and  occurs  in  overweight  adolescents  with  a  strong  genetic  predisposition.  Diabetic  ketoacidosis  (DKA)  is  the  leading  cause  of  mortality  in  patients  with  diabetes  <  24  years  of  age,  and  cerebral  edema  is  the  leading  cause  of  mortality  in  DKA.