Low plasma glucose with normal finger-stick glucose

CASE DESCRIPTION A 63-year-old man with metastatic lung cancer admitted for severe hip pain and malaise was noted to have erratic daily morning plasma glucose concentrations, with several critical values below 40 mg/dL (^2.2 mmol/L).

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Published in:Clinical chemistry (Baltimore, Md.) Md.), 2014-06, Vol.60 (6), p.900-900
Main Authors: Basu, Sankha S, Johncilla, Melanie, Melanson, Stacy E, Jarolim, Petr
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blood Glucose - analysis
Glucose
Humans
Lung cancer
Lung Neoplasms - blood
Lung Neoplasms - secondary
Male
Middle Aged
Plasma
Reproducibility of Results
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Summary:CASE DESCRIPTION A 63-year-old man with metastatic lung cancer admitted for severe hip pain and malaise was noted to have erratic daily morning plasma glucose concentrations, with several critical values below 40 mg/dL (^2.2 mmol/L).
ISSN:0009-9147
1530-8561
DOI:10.1373/clinchem.2013.216747