Author/Editor		Aleksander, Jus
Title		Pomembnost prepoznavanja hipoglikemije pri urgentnem bolniku
Translated title		Importance of recognition of hypoglycemia in critical patients
Type		članek
Source		In: Bručan A, Gričar M, editors. Urgentna medicina: izbrana poglavja 5. Zbornik 6. mednarodni simpozij o urgentni medicini; 1999 jun 16-19; Portorož. Ljubljana: Slovensko združenje za urgentno medicino,
Publication year		1999
Volume		str. 501-04
Language		slo
Abstract		The classic presentation of hypoglycemia involves a diaphoretic patient with a history of diabetes mellitus (DM) who is found with an altered mental status. The hypoglycemic patient's presentation, however, may lead the physician to belive that the altered mentation may have been caused by some other condition such as a cere- brovascular accident, convulsion, ingestion, or head trauma. This report illustrates the importance of considering hypoglycemia in patients who present with alterations in consciousness and have risk issues that may cause hypo- glycemia, including diabetes mellitus and chronic alcohol abuse, even when the clinical observations appear to be explained by other findings. Rapid bedside screening of the serum glucose level is easily performed; its use should be considered in the CVA patient.
Descriptors		HYPOGLYCEMIA EMERGENCIES EMERGENCY NURSING