Hypoglycaemia Flashcards
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- Glycogen storage disease
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Alcohol misuse
- Glucose-6-phosphatase deficiency
- Cushing’s Syndrome
- Congenital hyperinsulinism
- Insulinoma
- Insulin Overdose
- Type I Diabetes
- Excessive exercise
- Type II Diabetes
- Postprandial hypoglycaemia
- Nocturnal hypoglycaemia
A 28 year old banker is brought into A+E when his girlfriend finds him semi-conscious. She says that he has recently lost his job. His fasting glucose is 2.1 mmol/l.
Alcohol misuse
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- Glycogen storage disease
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Alcohol misuse
- Glucose-6-phosphatase deficiency
- Cushing’s Syndrome
- Congenital hyperinsulinism
- Insulinoma
- Insulin Overdose
- Type I Diabetes
- Excessive exercise
- Type II Diabetes
- Postprandial hypoglycaemia
- Nocturnal hypoglycaemia
A 35 year old teacher complains of recurrent headaches and double vision. On further questioning, the GP finds that she is slightly confused and irritable. She has also put on 2 stones within the last 3 months. Blood tests reveal hypoglycaemia.
Insulinoma
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- Glycogen storage disease
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Alcohol misuse
- Glucose-6-phosphatase deficiency
- Cushing’s Syndrome
- Congenital hyperinsulinism
- Insulinoma
- Insulin Overdose
- Type I Diabetes
- Excessive exercise
- Type II Diabetes
- Postprandial hypoglycaemia
- Nocturnal hypoglycaemia
A 21 year old female medical student with type 1 diabetes mellitus returns to clinic complaining of sleep disturbance, night sweats and nightmares. There have been no recent significant changes to her medications, but she admits to working a lot and so sometimes forgetting to eat.
Nocturnal hypoglycaemia
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- Glycogen storage disease
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Alcohol misuse
- Glucose-6-phosphatase deficiency
- Cushing’s Syndrome
- Congenital hyperinsulinism
- Insulinoma
- Insulin Overdose
- Type I Diabetes
- Excessive exercise
- Type II Diabetes
- Postprandial hypoglycaemia
- Nocturnal hypoglycaemia
A 15-year-old boy is brought to A&E having collapsed at school. His plasma glucose is 1.7mmol/l. On examination he is thin and has fine downy hair on his face, arms and trunk.
Anorexia Nervosa
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- Glycogen storage disease
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Alcohol misuse
- Glucose-6-phosphatase deficiency
- Cushing’s Syndrome
- Congenital hyperinsulinism
- Insulinoma
- Insulin Overdose
- Type I Diabetes
- Excessive exercise
- Type II Diabetes
- Postprandial hypoglycaemia
- Nocturnal hypoglycaemia
A 4-month old infant presents to A&E with a seizure. She has a history of recurrent infections and failure to thrive. On examination is found to have an enlarged liver
Glucose-6-phosphatase deficiency
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- T1DM
- Doege-Potter syndrome
- T2DM
- Reye’s syndrome
- Insulinoma
- Alcohol overdose
- Cushing’s disease
- Sepsis
- Cushing’s syndrome
- Quinine therapy
- Addison’s disease
- Conn’s syndrome
- Gastric dumping syndrome
A 19-year-old student presents to the GP complaining of tiredness, polydipsia and polyuria.
T1DM
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- T1DM
- Doege-Potter syndrome
- T2DM
- Reye’s syndrome
- Insulinoma
- Alcohol overdose
- Cushing’s disease
- Sepsis
- Cushing’s syndrome
- Quinine therapy
- Addison’s disease
- Conn’s syndrome
- Gastric dumping syndrome
A 23-year-old female presents with tiredness, weight loss and hyperpigmentation. She is taking thyroxine.
Addison’s disease
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- T1DM
- Doege-Potter syndrome
- T2DM
- Reye’s syndrome
- Insulinoma
- Alcohol overdose
- Cushing’s disease
- Sepsis
- Cushing’s syndrome
- Quinine therapy
- Addison’s disease
- Conn’s syndrome
- Gastric dumping syndrome
A 37-year-old man with no significant previous medical history complains of dizziness, double vision and headaches following his gym sessions.
Insulinoma
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- T1DM
- Doege-Potter syndrome
- T2DM
- Reye’s syndrome
- Insulinoma
- Alcohol overdose
- Cushing’s disease
- Sepsis
- Cushing’s syndrome
- Quinine therapy
- Addison’s disease
- Conn’s syndrome
- Gastric dumping syndrome
A 52-year-old man who has recently been diagnosed with lung cancer is brought into A&E unconscious. His blood glucose level is 1.4mmol/L and he has high levels of IGF 2.
Doege-Potter syndrome
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- T1DM
- Doege-Potter syndrome
- T2DM
- Reye’s syndrome
- Insulinoma
- Alcohol overdose
- Cushing’s disease
- Sepsis
- Cushing’s syndrome
- Quinine therapy
- Addison’s disease
- Conn’s syndrome
- Gastric dumping syndrome
An 18-year-old man presents with a blood glucose level of 3.2mmol/L. He has a past medical history of malaria.
Quinine therapy
