hypoglycemia

Overview: I recently had a young, previously healthy patient with rapid onset altered mental status (vertigo, confusion, shaky), BGL "Lo." Patient rapidly improved with oral glucose. There were some aspects of the patient's presentation that I've been wondering about. Initial vitals were...

I'm new to the world of EMS and had my second shift on the Ambulance so please forgive me if these are dumb questions, but I haven't been able to find an answer. I work in public health so I have some medical experience, but not in an emergency situation. Anyway, here was the scenario: A...