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Hypoglycemia Flashcards

1
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What is hypoglycemia charcterized by?

A

BGL less than 55 or even 40 (2.2 mM)

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when do adrenergic symptoms usually occur?

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when the blood glucose levels fall abruptly and epinephrine release is stimulated (regulated by hypothalamus)

-anxiety, palpitation, tremor, sweating

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when do neuroglycopenia symptoms usually occur?

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from a gradual decline in blood glucose, often below 40 mg/dL. the slow decline deprives the brain of glucose, but fails to trigger the epinepherine response.

-headache, confusion, slirred speech, coma, death

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4
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how can the symptoms of hypoglycemia be resolves?

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administering glucose

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5
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what can transcient hypoglycemia lead to?

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cerebral dysfunction

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what can prolonged, severe hypoglycemia cause?

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come and death

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what are injections with glucagon or epinephrine used for?

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treatment in order to released glucose from the liver into the blood

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at low BGL, what systems are working to normalize the BGL?

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  • pituitary gland ACTH
  • ANS
  • directly, via the low serum BGL acting on the alpha cells of the pancreas
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9
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what is released in response to low BGL?

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catecholamines + cortisol

adrenergic and neuroglycopenia symptoms

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what are the 2 types of hypoglycemia related to blood insulin levels?

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  • postprandial hypoglycemia

- insulin-induced hypoglyemia

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what is postprandial hypoglycemia?

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due to exaggerated insulin release in people

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what is insulin induced hypoglyemia ?

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in patients treated with insulin or in patients with insulinoma

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13
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what is the second most common hypoglycemia?

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postprandial hypoglycemia

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in postprandial hypoglycemia, what type of hypoglycemia do you get with what type of symptoms?

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transicent hypoglycemia

adrenergic symptoms (mild)

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with postprandial hypoglycemia, how do plasma glucose levels return to normal?

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w/o eating

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16
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how is postprandial hypoglycemia prevented?

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frequent small meals

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17
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how is mild hypoglycemia with insulin induced hypoglycemia treated?

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with oral administration of carbs like OJ

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18
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how is severe hypoglycemia with insulin induced hypoglycemia treated?

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glucagon administration

19
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what is insulinoma?

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tumor of pancreatic islet cells

20
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why is there severe hypoglycemia with insulinoma?

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during fasting due to uptake of glucose into muscle and fat cells

21
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with an insulinoma, abnormally high levels of what do what?

A

insulin

block the action of the fasting state hormones

22
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what will a patient with insulinoma present with?

A

high insulin levels
C peptide and proinsulin in blood

*indicators of increased endogenous insulin production

23
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what can hypoglycemia often indicate?

A

serious medical problems - hereditary

alcohol intoxication

24
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what diseases is hypoglycemia found in?

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glycogen storage diseases
abnormal fructose/galactose metabolism
abnormal metabolism of FA degradation
abnormal carnitine shuttle during fasting

25
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why is severe fasting hypoglycemia found in Von Gierke’s disease?

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glucose cannot be released into the blood by the liver, due to hereditary deficiency of G-6-Phosphatase

26
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what else do you find in patients with Von Gierke’s disease?

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extremely high levels of glycogen in liver and kidney
lactic acidemia
gout

27
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what diseases is milder hypoglycemia during fsating found?

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Hers disease - deficiency of liver phosphorylase
cori disease - deficiency of deb ranching enzyme - limit dextrinosis

*both are GSD

28
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why is severe hypoglycemia found after ingestion of fructose in patients with hereditary fructose intolerance ?

A

due to deficiency of aldolase B

fructose -1-P accumulates in the liver which leads to reduced cellular levels of inorganic phosphate.

pi is needed as example for ATP synthase and glycogen phosphorylase

29
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what has to be removed from the diet in peolpe with HFI?

A

sucrose
fructose
sorbitol - is used in liver to form fructose catalyzed by sorbitol DH

30
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why is there severe hypoglycemia in patients after ingesting galatose with Classical galacotsemia?

A

hereditary deficiency of galatose 1-P uridyltransferase (GALT)

leads to galatose-1-P and galactitol

31
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where does galatitol accumulate?

A

in the liver
in the nerve
lens
kidney

causes liver damage, severe mental retardation and cataracts

32
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what has to be removed from diet in people with CG?

A

lactose and galactose

33
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why is there severe hypoglyemia during fasting in hereditary defects in Beta oxidation?

A

Medium chain FA Co! DH are needed to provide energy for gluconeogenesis during fasting - deficiency can lead to death

34
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what does MCAD deficiency lead to (levels)?

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high levels of medium chain FA carnitines

dicarboxylic acids in blood and urine

35
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why is there severe hypoglyemia during fasting with defects in carnitine shuttle?

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  • due to carnitine deficiency

- due to hereditary deficiency of CPT1 in liver

36
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why is there hypoglycemia with alcohol ingestion?

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high ethanol in heptocytes = high NADH/NAD+ ratio in cytosol - gluconeogenesis doesn’t work!

37
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what should you measure if factitious hypoglycemia is suspected?

A

insulin
C-peptide
proinsulin
detection fo sulfonylurea in blood

38
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what is sulfonylurea used for?

A

treatment for DM type II

acts by stimulating endogenous insulin secretion from pancreas

39
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what does endogenous insulin production leads to high levels of?

A

insulin
C-peptide
proinsulin

40
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what does exogenous administration of insulin show ?

A

high levels of insulin

low levels of C-peptide and low proinsulin

41
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what results are found in factitious hypoglycemia involving injecting insulin without having DM?

A

high insulin
low C peptide
low proinsulin
sulfonylura is absent

42
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what results are found in factitious hypoglycemia involving sulfonylurea consumption in non DM?

A

high insulin
high C peptide
high proinsulin
high sulfonylurea levels

43
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what types of disordered are factitious disorders?

A

mental/ personality

44
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what is the most severe form of factitious disorders?

A

Munchhausen syndrome

stimulation of disease is central activity of these patients

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