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Hypoglycemia -Quick and Dirty Root: Hypo – insufficient Glyc- Sweet Emia-blood Low blood sugar. Look, the brain eats sugar. If there isn’t enough sugar, the brain starts going nuts. You just have to get their sugar back to normal. Generally less than 60 with symptoms should be treated. This is always really cool, because you get to be a super hero. You come in, they are a total mess. 15 minutes of your bad-assery later, they are back to normal and you have saved the day. Symptoms Altered Mental Status Diaphoresis Headache Blurred Vision Dizziness Seizures Tachycardia Questions to ask Are you a diabetic? Do you take insulin? What was your last insulin dose and when? When did you last eat? Example Protocol – Same for BLS, ALS • Obtain vitals and blood glucose, and pulse oximetry reading. • Provide oxygen 2-6 lpm via nasal cannula unless pulse oximetry is < 95%, then provide oxygen via non-rebreather at 12-15 lpm. • If glucose
Posted on: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 23:06:19 +0000

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