Diagnosaurus
Altered mental status in a diabetic
DDx
- Hypoglycemia
- Diabetic ketoacidosis
- Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state
- Lactic acidosis, eg, severe infection, metformin use
- Stroke
- Sepsis
- Uremia
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Altered Mental Status in a Diabetic." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114272/all/Altered_mental_status_in_a_diabetic.
Zeiger RFR. Altered mental status in a diabetic. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114272/all/Altered_mental_status_in_a_diabetic. Accessed November 3, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Altered mental status in a diabetic. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114272/all/Altered_mental_status_in_a_diabetic
Zeiger RFR. Altered Mental Status in a Diabetic [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2025 November 03]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114272/all/Altered_mental_status_in_a_diabetic.
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