Differential diagnosis of hypoglycemia

Czech version

Authors: Jan Schovánek ¹; Ubica Cibičková ¹; Filip Čtvrtlík ²; Zdeněk Fryšák ¹; David Karásek ¹
Authors‘ workplace: III. interní klinika – nefrologická, revmatologická a endokrinologická, Fakultní nemocnice Olomouc, a Lékařská fakulta Univerzity Palackého v Olomouci ¹; Radiologická klinika, Fakultní nemocnice Olomouc a Lékařská fakulta Univerzity Palackého v Olomouci ²
Published in: Vnitř Lék 2020; 66(2): 129-133
Category: Differential Diagnosis Column or What You Can Be Asked at a Postgraduate Certification Exam

Overview

Our review summarizes the possible differential diagnoses of hypoglycemia. It confirms the absolute necessity of fulfilling all the three Whipple hypoglycemia criteria. Briefly is mentioned Clinical symptoms of hypoglycemia are briefly mentioned and several ways to classify the hypoglycemic events are offered. Highlighted is the recommended approach to distinguish patients as seemingly ill and healthy and also as hypoglycemia occurring in diabetic and non-diabetic. All the classifications and recommendations are summarized in attached tables and schemes.

Keywords:

hypoglycemia – tumor related hypoglycemia – Whipple trias

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