ea0049ep386 | Clinical case reports - Thyroid/Others | ECE2017
Tzoulis Ploutarchos
, Stebbing Justin
, Baker Elly
, Heaton Daniel
, Corbett Richard
A 56-year-old woman, recently commenced on immunotherapy as second-line treatment for advanced non-small cell lung cancer, presented at the hospital critically unwell with severe diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) (glucose 47 mmol/l, blood ketones 7.5 mmol/l, pH 6.95, bicarbonate 6.6 mmol/l). One week prior to presentation, she was clinically well with random glucose of 6.1 mmol/l. Following admission to Intensive Care Unit, she responded well to standard treatment for DKA and discha...