A Case of Factitious Hyperglycemia in a Patient on Intravenous Ascorbic Acid
Finger stick blood glucose meters are widely used in outpatient and inpatient settings. However, various factors can affect accuracy of readings from these meters. Here we present a patient who had spurious glucose elevation on these meters while being on intravenous ascorbic acid.
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| description | Finger stick blood glucose meters are widely used in outpatient and inpatient settings. However, various factors can affect accuracy of readings from these meters. Here we present a patient who had spurious glucose elevation on these meters while being on intravenous ascorbic acid. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cb2b92e1543143d392184d2f87aaa2322025-02-03T05:48:24ZengWileyCase Reports in Endocrinology2090-65012090-651X2018-01-01201810.1155/2018/70631377063137A Case of Factitious Hyperglycemia in a Patient on Intravenous Ascorbic AcidEliza Sharma0Christine Resta1Patricia Park2Department of Internal Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USADivision of Endocrinology, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USADivision of Endocrinology, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USAFinger stick blood glucose meters are widely used in outpatient and inpatient settings. However, various factors can affect accuracy of readings from these meters. Here we present a patient who had spurious glucose elevation on these meters while being on intravenous ascorbic acid.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7063137 |
| spellingShingle | Eliza Sharma Christine Resta Patricia Park A Case of Factitious Hyperglycemia in a Patient on Intravenous Ascorbic Acid Case Reports in Endocrinology |
| title | A Case of Factitious Hyperglycemia in a Patient on Intravenous Ascorbic Acid |
| title_full | A Case of Factitious Hyperglycemia in a Patient on Intravenous Ascorbic Acid |
| title_fullStr | A Case of Factitious Hyperglycemia in a Patient on Intravenous Ascorbic Acid |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Case of Factitious Hyperglycemia in a Patient on Intravenous Ascorbic Acid |
| title_short | A Case of Factitious Hyperglycemia in a Patient on Intravenous Ascorbic Acid |
| title_sort | case of factitious hyperglycemia in a patient on intravenous ascorbic acid |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7063137 |
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