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The diagnostic value of postmortem blood glucose determinations in cases of diabetes mellitus

Autor: H. Gormsen, A. Lund
Rok vydání: 1985
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Zdroj: Forensic Science International. 28:103-107
ISSN: 0379-0738
DOI: 10.1016/0379-0738(85)90066-0
Popis: In 24 cases of death in diabetic coma the peripheral venous blood showed glucose levels exceeding 3.5 mg/ml (mean value 7.76 mg/ml). In a control material of deaths of other causes the blood glucose was usually low and often zero, and all values were well below the lower limit of the diabetic concentrations. The acetone contents of the diabetic blood varied widely and were of limited diagnostic value. We conclude that glucose concentrations above 3.5 mg/ml in the peripheral blood indicate that death occurred in diabetic coma.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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