ea0033p13 | (1) | BSPED2013
Sabbagh Raghad
, Wright Neil
, Scott Camilla
Introduction: In the majority of patients presenting to A&E with hypoglycaemia it is secondary to infection or stress and individuals exhibit a ketogenic response. A minority who first present with hypoglycaemia may have endocrine or metabolic disorders. For this reason a full ‘hypoglycaemia screen’ is undertaken. It is recommended by metbionet that before glucose administration, the following are measured: intermediary metabolites (glucose, b-OHB, free fatty aci...