Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar nonketotic coma

Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar nonketotic coma is a complication of diabetes mellitus type 2.

Hospitalization
Criteria for hospitalization, according to the American Diabetic Association, are:
 * severe hyperglycemia                    (e.g., plasma glucose >600 mg/dl [>33.3 mmol/l]) and
 * elevated serum osmolality (e.g., >320 mOsm/kg [>320 mmol/kg])