Endo Case Challenge: A Cannabis User With Excessive Sweating and Syncope at Work

Marwa Saleem, MD; Ahmad Al Maradni, MD; Mahmoud Alsayed, MD; Ricardo Correa, MD, EdD

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June 13, 2022

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Background

A 32-year-old man with no significant past medical history presents to the hospital after a syncopal episode at work, which was associated with excessive sweating. His initial workup in the emergency department shows a random fingerstick glucose level of 44 mg/dL (reference range, 80-140 mg/dL). His last meal was 6 hours before his presentation. The patient reports remote episodes of being unwell and having low blood glucose levels (50-55 mg/dL) during fasting and after high-carbohydrate meals.

He uses cannabis regularly and consumes alcohol on the weekends. His family history is unremarkable for any endocrinopathies. No use of over-the-counter medications, herbal supplements, or antihyperglycemic agents is documented.

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