Respiratory failure in a diabetic ketoacidosis patient with severe hypophosphatemia

• Main Authors: Han Saem Choi (Author), Ahreum Kwon (Author), Hyun Wook Chae (Author), Junghwan Suh (Author), Duk Hee Kim (Author), Ho-Seong Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrinology, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Phosphate is essential in regulating human metabolic processes, and severe hypophosphatemia can induce neurologic and hematological complications and result in respiratory failure and cardiac dysfunction. Therefore, correction of severe hypophosphatemia can be pivotal in the management of diabetic k...