Endocrine and Metabolic Emergencies

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How it works

Highlighted claims

• Endocrine and metabolic emergencies peaked between 12:00 and 15:00, later than most other symptom categories. — Circadian patterns of patient symptoms in a tertiary university emergency department: a single-centre retrospective analysis
• Identical meals produce higher plasma glucose increases in the evening than in the morning. — Circadian patterns of patient symptoms in a tertiary university emergency department: a single-centre retrospective analysis
• The insulin response to oral glucose is time-dependent, typically higher and shorter in duration in the morning than in the evening. — Circadian patterns of patient symptoms in a tertiary university emergency department: a single-centre retrospective analysis
• Declining cortisol, altered insulin sensitivity and waning counter-regulatory reserve in the afternoon increase metabolic vulnerability and may explain the afternoon clustering of endocrine emergencies. — Circadian patterns of patient symptoms in a tertiary university emergency department: a single-centre retrospective analysis