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Saturday, April 19, 2014

Hypoglycaemia: causes Mnemonic

"How to EXPLAIN hypoglycemia":

EXogenous drugs (insulin, oral hypoglycemics, alcohol, pentamidine, quinine, quinolones)
Pituitary insufficency (no GH or cortisol)
Liver failure (no glycogen stores)
Adrenal failure (no cortisol)
Insulinomas/ Immune hypoglycemia
Non-pancreatic neoplasms (retroperitoneal sarcoma)

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