Multiple Intestinal Intussusceptions as a Complication of Severe Hyperglycemia in a Patient with Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Table 1

Admission and follow-up metabolic profile after appropriate treatment with intravenous saline and insulin.

Time (hours); reference range	Serum Na* (mmol/L); (136–145)	Serum K* (mmol/L); (3.6–5.1)	Serum Cl* (mmol/L); (98–107)	Serum CO2^∗ (mmol/L); (22–32)	Serum BUN* (mmol/L); (8–20)	Serum Cr* (𝜇mol/L); (0.60–1.30)	Serum glucose (mmol/L); (70–110)	Anion gap; (6.0–18.0)
0**	128	5.4	87	1.0	33	2.44	1167	40
6	136	4.4	103	5	33	2.08	785	28
12	150	4	122	11	26	1.79	419	17
18	153	3.7	124	19	17	1.26	228	10
24	156	3.1	131	22	12	1.14	86	4

*Abbreviations: Na: sodium; K: potassium; Cl: chloride; CO₂: carbon dioxide; BUN: blood urea nitrogen; Cr: creatinine.
**Note: time 0 indicates admission laboratory values.