Extreme Maternal Metabolic Acidosis Leading to Fetal Distress and Emergency Caesarean Section

• Main Authors: Nicolas Cecere (Author), Corinne Hubinont (Author), Arnauld Kabulu Kadingi (Author), Marie-Françoise Vincent (Author), Peter Van den Bergh (Author), Anna Onnela (Author), Philippe Hantson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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A 31-year-old pregnant woman ( weeks) was admitted with extreme tachypnea. She had a previous history of congenital muscular dystrophy (Ullrich's disease) and isolated glucosuria. The patient had reduced food intake during the last 24 hours prior to admission and vomited twice. Serum glucose le...