Across
- 4. DKA is more common at presentation in ______ diabetes than the incidence of DKA in children with established diabetes
- 7. The frequency of ketoacidosis at onset of paediatric diabetes was 26% in ________
- 9. DKA at onset of Type 1 diabetes mellitus was more common in young children (< 4 years of age),in children without a first-degree relative with Type 1 diabetes, and in those from families with lower _________ status
- 10. DKA at presentation of diabetes was more common in which gender?
- 11. Cerebral oedema accounts for between 57 and 87% of all DKA-related ______
Down
- 1. The most dreaded complication of DKA
- 2. An increased serum _____ implies an increased risk of cerebral oedema
- 3. It is important to add to IV fluids to prevent electrolyte imbalance
- 5. The Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles reported a decrease in DKA rates from 86% in 1994 to 26% in 1998 after introducing a ________ programme
- 6. The following are all signs of cerebral oedema: abnormal respiratory pattern and oxygenation, abnormal response to pain, onset of headache, gradual decrease or deterioration in consciousness, age-inappropriate incontinence, inappropriate slowing of the pulse rate, and an increase in blood pressure
- 8. A drug used to help treat cerebral oedema
- 9. Which country has one of the highest recorded rates of diabetes in children?