PedAM
Pediatric Disease Annotations & Medicines
| Disease | pneumonia |
| Phenotype | C0020456|hyperglycemia |
| Sentences | 3 |
| PubMedID- 20678212 | We chose to study the effects of hyperglycemia among patients with pneumonia since pneumonia is a common cause for hospitalization in the elderly and the adverse effects of hyperglycemia may potentially contribute to increased complication rates [24]. |
| PubMedID- 24199168 | In one study of 6,891 community acquired pneumonia patients, those with mild hyperglycemia upon admission (serum glucose levels, 108 to 198 mg/dl) had a significantly increased risk of death at 90 days (hazard ratio, 1.56), which increased to 2.37 when admission blood glucose levels were ≥252 mg/dl [26]. |
| PubMedID- 22863217 | Conclusion: moderate-to-severe random hyperglycemia in pneumonia patients admitted to the hospital is strongly associated with new diagnosis of diabetes. |
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