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ArticleCase reports in critical care2019

Critical Illness Associated Fatal Hypoglycemia in a Nondiabetic Male.

Amit Toor, Anika Toor, Mahesh Krishnamurthy

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Article in Case reports in critical care, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Amit ToorDepartment of Internal Medicine, Easton Hospital, Easton, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0223-6450
Anika ToorDepartment of Internal Medicine, Easton Hospital, Easton, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5292-7666
Mahesh KrishnamurthyDepartment of Internal Medicine, Easton Hospital, Easton, Pennsylvania, USA.
Easton Hospital · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present here the case of a 55-year-old male who presented to the emergency department with severe abdominal pain and respiratory distress secondary to mesenteric ischemia. His critical illness on preexisting chronic kidney disease, previously undiagnosed alcoholic cirrhosis, and congestive heart failure led to a rare yet fatal consequence of refractory hypoglycemia. Critical illness associated hypoglycemia generally occurs as a result of high metabolic consumption with relative insulin excess and insufficient nutritional intake that is seen frequently in critically ill patients. This, along with reduced hepatic and renal gluconeogenesis seen in preexisting liver and renal disease, can cumulate to life-threatening hypoglycemia and is seen as a poor prognostic factor in the ICU setting.

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PMID31263604
PMCPMC6556287
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