Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Coma |
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| HHNC; Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic Nonketotic Coma; Nonketotic Hyperglycemic Coma; Coma, Nonketotic Hyperglycemic; Hyperglycemic Coma, Nonketotic | |
| A serious complication of TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS. It is characterized by extreme HYPERGLYCEMIA; DEHYDRATION; serum hyperosmolarity; and depressed consciousness leading to COMA in the absence of KETOSIS and ACIDOSIS. | |