The diagnostic value of postmortem blood glucose determinations in cases of diabetes mellitus
Autor: | H. Gormsen, A. Lund |
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Rok vydání: | 1985 |
Předmět: |
Blood Glucose
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Ketone Bodies Venous blood Postmortem blood medicine.disease Peripheral blood Lower limit Pathology and Forensic Medicine Peripheral Endocrinology Postmortem Changes Internal medicine Diabetes mellitus Humans Medicine Control material business Law Diabetic coma Diabetic Coma |
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. |
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