Sunday, October 25, 2009

Why veins are vague during hypoglycemia?

when a friend of mine collapsed, her veins seemed vague that when the nurse tried to insert the cannula in her hand, she had to reinsert it recurrently...it was a really painful procedure
Answer:
Hypoglycemic patients can often be dehydrated also. This could cause the veins to be difficult to locate, making it harder to gain peripheral access.

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