Q1) Mr. Richard, a 40 year old male has been diagnosed with Type II Diabetes Mel
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Q1) Mr. Richard, a 40 year old male has been diagnosed with Type II Diabetes Mellitus for ten years. He is on regular insulin injection. One day after taking his regular insulin dose he starts to sweat and becomes anxious after 45 minutes. An hour after the injection he loses consciousness. a. What is the probable diagnosis? What is the diagnostic testwill you perform? What treatment should Mr. Richard
receive? What advice will you give to Mr.Richard to avoid
such complications in the future?
Q1) Mr. Richard, a 40 year old male has been diagnosed with Type II Diabetes Mellitus for ten years. He is on regular insulin injection. One day after taking his regular insulin dose he starts to sweat and becomes anxious after 45 minutes. An hour after the injection he loses consciousness. a. What is the probable diagnosis? What is the diagnostic test
will you perform? What treatment should Mr. Richard
receive? What advice will you give to Mr.Richard to avoid
such complications in the future?
Explanation / Answer
The probable diagnosis is that he has low sugar condition. The insulin he took lowered his blood sugar very low. This causes the symptoms seen in Mr. R.
Diagnostic test would be blood sugar levels.
Treatment would be something sweet like chocolates given.
The advice given would be to keep chocolates or glucose handy for low sugar levels. and to have regular meals to prevent low sugar levels
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