A STUDY ON CLINICAL PROFILE OF PATIENTS OF HYPERGLYCEMIC EMERGENCIES

Dr.S.Sopnajothi; Dr.Sooriyakumar; Prof.Dr.S.Vadivelmurugan; Prof.Dr.T.Ravikumar; Prof.Dr.Purusothaman

Volume : VI, Issue : V, May - 2017

A STUDY ON CLINICAL PROFILE OF PATIENTS OF HYPERGLYCEMIC EMERGENCIES

Dr. S. Sopnajothi, Dr. Sooriyakumar, Prof. Dr. S. Vadivelmurugan, Prof. Dr. T. Ravikumar, Prof. Dr. Purusothaman

Abstract :

BACKGROUND

Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disorder ,In our study we are going to see the clinical profile of patients of hyperglycemic emergencies .

OBJECTIVES

To study about the clinical profile patients of hyperglycemic emergencies and the precipitating factors and the disease load on community / in rural part of southern part of tamilnadu.

STUDY DESIGN

100 patients of HEs admitted in IMCU of Gov Theni medical college during the period of september 2016 to december 2016 .

RESULTS

41% of patients had associated SHT , 23% had CAD and 32 % had CKD. 74 patients had DKA and 26 % had HHS . The common precipitating factor seems to be drug withdrawl,foot infections,UTI , pneumonia , myocardial infection , sepsis etc

CONCLUSION

Mortality were increased in elderly patients and with more and severe co morbid factors .