HYPERGLYCEMIA

Question 1

What are the surgical

causes?

Answer 1

Diabetes (poor control), infection, stress,
TPN, drugs, lab error, drawing over IV
site, somatostatinoma, glucagonoma

Question 2

What are the signs/

symptoms?

Answer 2

Polyuria, hypovolemia, confusion/coma,
polydipsia, ileus, DKA (Kussmaul
breathing), abdominal pain, hyporeflexia

Question 3

What is the treatment?

Answer 3

Insulin

Question 4

What is the Weiss protocol?

Answer 4

Sliding scale insulin

Question 5

What is the goal glucose

level in the ICU?

Answer 5

80–110 mg/dL