Life-threatening hypoglycemia due to false measurement of glucose in a peritoneal dialysis patient

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 125-126

  Melamud, Bernardo ^a   Shilo, Shmuel ^a   Munter, Gabriel ^a  

^a SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis; Diabetes mellitus; Hypoglycemia

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; GLUCOSE; ICODEXTRIN; INSULIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LABORATORY TEST; MALE;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY;

EID: 77449115346     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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