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Hypoglycaemia

Prevalence
Causes
Clinical features
Investigations
Therapy
Prevention
Prognosis
Prevalence

Think about hypoglycaemia in patients with  
  • a reduced level of consciousness c
  • hemiparesis c
  • seizures c

Why?

  • 7% of patients with altered consciousness have hypoglycaemia (95% CI: 3.2% to 10.9%) a
  • Seizures and hemiparesis are uncommon presentations of hypoglycaemia (7% and 2% of cases) c

Expiry date: April 2004
Levels of Evidence used in grading these guides

Author   CM   Ball
Reviewer   D   Matthews
CAT Writers   M   Taylor , RS   Phillips , CM   Ball , R   Harden