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Hypoglycaemia

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Therapy

If semi-conscious d give 
  • glucose intravenously a e.g. 20 to 50 ml of 50% c
  • or glucagon c intravenously or intramuscularly  d

 

Why?

  • Recovery from coma using iv glucose is faster than using glucagon (on average 2 minutes) a

Expiry date: April 2004
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Author   CM   Ball
Reviewer   D   Matthews
CAT Writers   M   Taylor , RS   Phillips , CM   Ball , R   Harden