Given Mrs Doherty’s drowsiness it is important to check she is not hypoglycaemic or in a hyperosmolar coma. Pleasingly, her BSL is 12 mmol/L (normal range 3.0-5.4 mmol/L).
This is high but not uncommon in someone with an acute infection.
Given Mrs Doherty’s drowsiness it is important to check she is not hypoglycaemic or in a hyperosmolar coma. Pleasingly, her BSL is 12 mmol/L (normal range 3.0-5.4 mmol/L).
This is high but not uncommon in someone with an acute infection.