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Severity criteria

Authoring team

Severity is judged on the basis of:

Mild Moderate Severe

  • dehydration up to 5% 5% to 10% more than 10%
  • glucose less than 20 20 to 30 more than 30
  • pH more than 7.3 7.1 to 7.3 less than 7.1
  • conscious level

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