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NREMT Paramedic

Category - Medical

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One of the most common diabetic emergencies, due to a lack of available sugar in the blood, which can be easily treated in the pre-hospital setting, is:
  1. Diabetic encephalopathy
  2. Hyperosmolar coma
  3. Hypoglycemia
  4. Diabetic coma
Explanation
Answer: C - Hypoglycemia is the most common diabetic emergency encountered in the prehospital setting. Hypoglycemia comes as a result of decreased available sugar within the blood for circulation. Encephalopathy is swelling of the brain and diabetic coma is a result of too much circulating blood sugar.
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