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Decreasing Post Insulin Hypoglycemia Incidence In End Stage Renal Disease (Esrd) Patients, Anna Lo, Md, Rachana Mundada, Md, Eric Shiffrin, Md, Jenny Wang, Md
Decreasing Post Insulin Hypoglycemia Incidence In End Stage Renal Disease (Esrd) Patients, Anna Lo, Md, Rachana Mundada, Md, Eric Shiffrin, Md, Jenny Wang, Md
House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference (2020-)
ESRD patients are vulnerable to hypoglycemia due to impaired insulin clearance, glucose metabolism changes, and effects of dialysis. Hypoglycemic events lead to serious and life-threatening complications.
Aims for Improvement:
To decrease the rate of hypoglycemic events amongst ESRD patients receiving insulin for hyperkalemia treatment.