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Lauren M Mika1, Maria K Guyette2, Gina Pillage3
1Emergency Department, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA.
Abstract:
Herein, we present a case of pseudohypoglycemia induced by hypothermia in an 83-year-old white man in whom glucose levels between venous and capillary blood were discrepant. Although pseudohypoglycemia has been reported in the literature, it is under-recognized among health care professionals and laboratorians. Health care professionals may encounter pseudohypoglycemia using glucose meters; the potentially inaccuracy of glucose meter results for critically ill patients has been intensely debated recently. Thus, this article should be educational for the point-of-care community.
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