diagnostic criteria for HHS include a plasma glucose level >33.3 mmol/l, serum osmolality >320 mmol/kg and no appreciable metabolic acidosis and ketonaemia Management objectives for DKA and HHS ...

The diagnostic criteria for DKA and HHS are shown in Table 1. The initial laboratory evaluation of patients include determination of plasma glucose, blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, electrolytes ...

An upcoming joint society statement on hyperglycemic emergencies in adults with diabetes will de-emphasize glucose from the diagnostic criteria ... DKA and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS).