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Hyperglycemia in the Hospital Setting

Rajesh K Garg Margo Hudson

9789351523130
146 pages
Jaypee Bros Medical Pub Pvt Ltd
Overview

Hyperglycaemia occurs when people with diabetes have too much sugar in their bloodstream. If blood sugar levels remain high for a length of time, further health complications may occur (Diabetes.co.uk).

This book is a concise guide to hyperglycaemia in acutely ill, hospitalised patients. Beginning with an introduction to the epidemiology and pathophysiology of the condition, the following chapters discuss the monitoring of glucose levels and their management. The final sections examine the transition from inpatient to outpatient setting.  

Written by recognised endocrinologists from Harvard Medical School, Boston, this book includes illustrations and tables and is a highly useful reference for practising diabetologists and trainees.   

Key points

  • Concise guide to the management of hyperglycaemia in acutely ill, hospitalised patients
  • In depth coverage of measurement of glucose levels and controversy about glucose targets in hospitals
  • Includes discussion on transition from inpatient to outpatient setting
  • Written by recognised endocrinologists from Harvard Medical School, Boston
Author Bio

Rajesh K Garg MD
Assistant Professor

Margo Hudson MD
Instructor

Both at Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA