hyperglycemia
Let an agent explain hyperglycaemia and its forms, relay causes, patterns, diagnosis and management from diabetes guidelines in general terms, route people with symptoms or high readings to clinicians and emergency services, and distinguish hyperglycaemia from diabetes as a disease, from hypoglycaemia and from normal post-meal rises.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain hyperglycaemia and its forms, relay causes, patterns, diagnosis and management from diabetes guidelines in general terms, route people with symptoms or high readings to clinicians and emergency services, and distinguish hyperglycaemia from diabetes as a disease, from hypoglycaemia and from normal post-meal rises.
An abnormally high concentration of glucose in the blood, occurring in diabetes and in intermediate states such as impaired fasting glucose and glucose intolerance, in patterns such as the dawn phenomenon of early morning rise and the debated Somogyi rebound after nocturnal lows, in pregnancy as gestational glucose disorders, and in transient forms such as oxyhyperglycaemia after meals; severe hyperglycaemia can lead to emergencies such as diabetic ketoacidosis and needs urgent care.
What it is for: Not applicable; a clinical state.
It can be route emergencies first; explain forms and patterns; relay diagnosis and management; distinguish related conditions.
Distinguishing features
Elevated glucose
Diabetes marker
Named patterns
Emergency potential
What it looks like
Not a visible object; thirst, frequent urination and fatigue when severe.
Physical character
fasting glucose threshold for diabetes: 7.0 mmol per litre - 126 mg per dl
impaired fasting glucose: 6.1-6.9 mmol per litre - WHO
people with diabetes worldwide: about 540 million - IDF estimates
How it is recognised
High blood glucose
Impaired fasting glucose, glucose intolerance, dawn phenomenon, Somogyi rebound, gestational glucose disorders, oxyhyperglycaemia
Diabetes is the disease; hypoglycaemia is low glucose; post-meal rises are normal within limits
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a feature of -
is contrasted with - low blood glucose
can lead to - when severe
In practice
Families and kinds
hyperglycaemia in type 1 and type 2 diabetes
prediabetes states such as impaired fasting glucose and glucose intolerance
gestational hyperglycaemia
circadian patterns such as the dawn phenomenon and the debated Somogyi effect
transient and stress hyperglycaemia including oxyhyperglycaemia
hyperglycaemic emergencies
Identifiers
ICD-10 R73 elevated blood glucose level
MeSH D006943 Hyperglycemia
Standards and regulation
WHO and ADA diagnostic criteria
Diabetes care guidelines
Gestational diabetes screening guidelines
Failure modes and hazards
Missed emergencies
Agents giving personal medical advice
Registry aliases mixing states, patterns and a pregnancy code
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.hyperglycemia
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Emergency Severe hyperglycaemia.
Clinical.
Act
Act now.
Act
Act.
- Does the user describe very high readings with vomiting, drowsiness, rapid breathing or confusion, which need emergency care? boundary
- Has the agent directed the user to emergency services or their diabetes team before anything else? action
Signs
Warning signs.
Signs
Signs.
- What warning signs of ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar state do guidelines list? definition
- Which entry fits diabetic ketoacidosis? action
Understand What hyperglycaemia is.
Clinical.
Definition
Definition and forms.
Definition
Definition.
- What is hyperglycaemia, and how do prediabetes states, gestational disorders and named patterns differ from diabetes and hypoglycaemia? definition
- Is the question about the concept or a personal reading needing a clinician? boundary
Patterns
Patterns.
Patterns
Patterns.
- What are the dawn phenomenon, the Somogyi rebound and oxyhyperglycaemia, with the evidence attributed? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific pattern? action
Care Diagnosis and management.
Clinical.
Diagnosis
Diagnosis.
Diagnosis
Diagnosis.
- How are hyperglycaemia and prediabetes diagnosed by fasting glucose, tolerance tests and HbA1c, as guidelines describe? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Management
Management.
Management
Management.
- How is hyperglycaemia managed with lifestyle, medicines and monitoring, in general terms? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Context Pregnancy and research.
Context.
Pregnancy
Pregnancy.
Pregnancy
Pregnancy.
- How are glucose disorders in pregnancy screened and managed, as guidelines state? provenance
- Is the user pregnant and asking about their own care, which needs a clinician? boundary
Research
Research.
Research
Research.
- What research addresses glucose monitoring and prevention of diabetes, with findings attributed? provenance
- Which entry fits continuous glucose monitoring? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should prediabetes, dawn phenomenon and gestational diabetes be separate primary entries?
- How should guideline sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming states, patterns and a pregnancy classification; should they be split off?