Figure 2. Algorithm for the management of patients younger than 20 years with diabetic ketoacidosis* or hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state.† (NaCl = sodium chloride; IM = intramuscular; IV = intravenous; SC = subcutaneous.)
Adapted with permission from Kitabchi AE, Umpierrez GE, Murphy MB, Barrett EJ, Kreisberg RA, Malone JI, et al. Hyperglycemic crises in diabetes. Diabetes Care 2004;27(suppl 1):S98.
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