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Heliyon
June 2024
National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, China.
Pegylated recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (PEG-rhG-CSF) is an effective treatment for chemotherapy-induced neutropenia. However, it can also induce various adverse effects, including fever, bone pain, and other discomforts arising from the abnormal proliferation of blood cells. This study presents an analysis of a case involving a middle-aged patient with small cell lung cancer who exhibited transiently low blood glucose levels without experiencing any symptoms of hypoglycemia following PEG-rhG-CSF treatment.
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November 2020
Department of Internal Medicine, Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center, Atlanta, Georgia.
Objective: To create awareness among health care professionals and nurses regarding interference with point-of-care (POC) blood glucose (BG) meter by high-dose intravenous vitamin C and other potential substances. We report a case that probably resulted in the death of a patient from an erroneous interpretation of POC-BG readings due to interference from high-dose vitamin C.
Methods: Retrospective case review.
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