How frequently are bedside glucose levels measured in hospital inpatients on glucocorticoid treatment?

Clin Med (Lond). 2014 Jun;14(3):327-8. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.14-3-326a.

Authors

Vishal Narwani¹, Leyla Swafe¹, Chara Stavraka², Ketan Dhatariya³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, UK.
² Department of Medicine, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, UK.
³ Department of Medicine and Elsie Bertram Diabetes Centre, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, UK.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Blood Glucose / analysis*
Drug Monitoring / methods*
Drug Monitoring / standards
Female
Glucocorticoids / administration & dosage*
Hospitalization
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Monitoring, Physiologic / methods
Monitoring, Physiologic / standards
Point-of-Care Systems*
Practice Guidelines as Topic

Substances

Blood Glucose
Glucocorticoids