Are advanced age , altered level of consciousness and a new diagnosis of diabetes independently associated with hypernatreamia in hyperglycaemic crisis?
The prevalence rate of hypernatreamia in hyperglycaemic admissions was high with all hypernatreamic admissions meeting the criteria for hyperosmolality. Advanced age, altered conscious level and a new diagnosis of diabetes were independently associated with hypernatreamia.
Elevated plasma DNA is an extremely reliable indicator of the presence of recurrent disease, and, in the majority of patients, it rises before clinical evidence of recurrence. In contrast, a normal CEA should be interpreted cautiously, because it does not exclude recurrent disease.