Diagnosing Diabetes in Children and Adolescents

Diabetes Insight
Volume 5, Issue 13

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Diagnosing Diabetes in Children and Adolescents

Lecture by:

David Repaske, MD, Division Direc­tor of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Ohio State University, Columbus

Case 1

Patient: 15-year-old boy presented to the emergency department (ED) with abdomi­nal pain, nausea, vomiting, rapid breathing, weakness, and dizziness. He had polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss, hyperglycemia, acidosis, and ketosis.

Diagnosis: Diabetes with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)

Treatment:...