Whipple's triad
Collection of three signs that suggest hypoglycaemia caused by insulinoma / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Whipple's disease or Whipple procedure.
Whipple's triad is a collection of three signs (called Whipple's criteria) that suggests that a patient's symptoms result from hypoglycaemia that may indicate insulinoma. The essential conditions are symptoms of hypoglycaemia, low blood plasma glucose concentration, and relief of symptoms when plasma glucose concentration is increased. It was first described by the pancreatic surgeon Allen Whipple, who aimed to establish criteria for exploratory pancreatic surgery to look for insulinoma.
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Whipple's triad | |
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Other names | Whipple's criteria |
Symptoms | symptoms of hypoglycaemia, low blood plasma glucose concentration, relief of symptoms when plasma glucose concentration increased |
Differential diagnosis | hypoglycemia |
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