Publications by authors named "Mariano R Fiallos"
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a common, life-threatening complication of diabetes mellitus in children. Central nervous system changes seen in DKA include the altered sensorium seen commonly in DKA and loosely characterized as diabetic coma and the uncommon but worrisome progressively deepening coma caused by cerebral edema, which has both a high morbidity and mortality. This article discusses the assessment and treatment of DKA in the setting of the pediatric ICU.
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- * No evidence has been found of salicylates in the blood or urine of affected patients, and no animal models show that aspirin can trigger the disease.
- * The decline in Reye's syndrome cases began prior to any warnings about aspirin, suggesting it might have been a viral mutation or a collection of metabolic disorders misidentified at the time.