A 47-year-old woman passes out at work and is brought to the emergency room. Her blood sugar is 24 mg/dL (normal, >70 mg/dL). After her sugar is corrected, she is able to tell you that she has had previous similar episodes and has been dealing with palpitations, one isolated seizure, and bouts of confusion, amnesia, and unconsciousness. Her C-peptide levels are much than normal. What is possible cause of this woman's state? A Anorexia B High-protein diet Exogenous administration of C insulin
A 47-year-old woman passes out at work and is brought to the emergency room. Her blood sugar is 24 mg/dL (normal, >70 mg/dL). After her sugar is corrected, she is able to tell you that she has had previous similar episodes and has been dealing with palpitations, one isolated seizure, and bouts of confusion, amnesia, and unconsciousness. Her C-peptide levels are much than normal. What is possible cause of this woman's state? A Anorexia B High-protein diet Exogenous administration of C insulin
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Transcribed Image Text:A 47-year-old woman passes out at work
and is brought to the emergency room. Her
blood sugar is 24 mg/dL (normal, >70
mg/dL). After her sugar is corrected, she is
able to tell you that she has had previous
similar episodes and has been dealing with
palpitations, one isolated seizure, and bouts
of confusion, amnesia, and
unconsciousness. Her C-peptide levels are
much
than normal. What is
possible cause of this woman's state?
A
Anorexia
B High-protein diet
Exogenous administration of
C
insulin
Insulin-secreting islet cell tumor
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