Peter Ogie Ikuabe

Hyperglycemic Crisis in a 37 Year Old Man with Multiple Substance Use and Depression

Ikenna Desmond Ebuenyi, Peter Ogie Ikuabe, Uzoechi Eze Chikezie & Ifeoma N. Onyeka · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2016

Uncontrolled hyperglycemia termed hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome (HHS) is a serious but relatively common presentation of new-onset diabetes mellitus. The diagnosis of the disorder itself is fairly straight forward, but the search for trigger factors can be challenging. Infe...