Diabetes
Everything from outdated strips to poor timing can lead to wrong glucose measurements, but here鈥檚 how to reduce errors
When the conditions are ripe, the distinction between intoxication and a diabetic emergency can easily be blurred
Consider the potential diabetic diseases processes when assessing and managing any patient with altered mental status
Understanding the differences can lead to more precise prehospital treatment of patients with diabetes
A variety of medical conditions and patient presentations warrant prehospital blood glucose analysis
Consider many causes for 鈥榞eneral weakness鈥� in a patient with a complex medical history, including the possibility of sepsis
Understand the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia
What does vitamin B1 deficiency mean in the prehospital environment?
The signs and symptoms are due to an activated sympathetic nervous system
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