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Hypoglycaemia e-learning (Pre-teaching)
By Dr Dana Ershaid (Cons@ABUHB) and team
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Full name
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Your answer
Please specify your role
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Nurse
Healthcare support worker
Doctor - FY1/FY2
Doctor - SHO/CT/IMT
Doctor - SpR/StR
Doctor - Consultant
Medical student
Nursing student
Other
When was the last time you encountered a patient with Diabetes on your ward ?
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Less than 3 days ago
3-7 days ago
More than 7 days ago
Are you aware of Inpatient hypoglycaemia Guidelines in your Trust/Health Board ?
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Yes
No
At your induction, have you had any form of training in management of hypoglycaemia?
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Yes
No
What is considered the cut off for hypoglycaemia ?
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1 point
< 5 mmol/L
< 3 mmol/L
< 2.2 mmol/L
< 4 mmol/L
What symptoms do you expect to see in patients experiencing hypoglycaemia?
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Your answer
Which of these medications can cause hypoglycaemia (You can select more than one) ?
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1 point
Metformin
Gliclazide
Sitagliptin
Insulin
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Which one of those would be your immediate treatment of hypoglycaemia?
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1 point
Mars bar
150 ml Lucozade
150 ml orange juice
150 ml diet coke
2 Glucogels
2 pieces of Toast
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Have you ever heard of the ‘Hypo algorithm’ ?
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Yes
No
Do you know where you could find the ‘Hypo box’ ?
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Yes
No
Could you name the contents of the ‘Hypo box’ ?
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Your answer
When do you recheck the blood glucose level ?
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1 point
After 5 min
After 15 min
After 30 min
At the time of next blood glucose check
Do you need to give any further treatment of the hypoglycaemia once the blood glucose is over 4 mmol ?
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1 point
Yes
No
Do you document the Hypoglycaemic episode in the medical notes ?
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1 point
Yes
No
Would you omit the next insulin dose in patients after experiencing a hypoglycaemic event ?
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1 point
Yes
No
How often do you think you should check Diabetic patients’ blood glucose for those on oral treatment ?
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1 point
Once daily
Twice daily
Four times a day
No need
How often do you need to check blood glucose for those on Insulin ?
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1 point
Once daily
Twice daily
Four times a day
No need
Do you believe Hypoglycaemia increases patients’ length of stay in hospital ?
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1 point
Yes
No
Do you find the Diabetes Team accessible ?
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Yes
No
Do you know how to contact them ?
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Yes
No
Are you aware of the: Think Glucose Criteria for referral to DSNs
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Yes
No
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