Endocrinology

General Hospital Medicine

Questions discussed in this category

When can we consider deferring an insulin drip in patients with hypertriglyceridemia-induced pancreatitis?

If the patient does not have underlying diabetes, do the benefits of an insulin drip for this indication outweigh the risks?

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Would you start octreotide in a patient with suspected sulfonyurea overdose but without frank hypoglycemia?

1 Answer available

Should long-acting subcutaneous insulin be started upfront in addition to regular insulin infusion for patients with diabetic ketoacidosis?

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Papers discussed in this category

The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 2012-09

Subcutaneous administration of glargine to diabetic patients receiving insulin infusion prevents rebound hyperglycemia.

Journal of the Endocrine Society, 2019-05-01

A Retrospective Study of Early vs Delayed Home Dose Basal Insulin in the Acute Management of Diabetic Ketoacidosis.

Current diabetes reviews, 2021

Evaluation of Early Administration of Insulin Glargine in the Acute Management of Diabetic Ketoacidosis.

Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, 2015 May 25

Prospective randomized trial of insulin glargine in acute management of diabetic ketoacidosis in the emergency department: a pilot study.

Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR, 2015 May 01

Effectiveness of Insulin Glargine on Recovery of Patients with Diabetic Ketoacidosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Diabetes, obesity & metabolism, 2022 Dec 20

Effectiveness and safety of early insulin glargine administration in combination with continuous intravenous insulin infusion in the management of diabetic ketoacidosis: A randomized controlled trial.

International journal of pancreatology : official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology, 1991 Nov-Dec

Hyperlipidemia in acute pancreatitis. Relationship with etiology, onset, and severity of the disease.

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