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SGEM#414: The SQuID Protocol

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Case: A 28-year-old male with a history of type-1 diabetes mellitus presents to the emergency department (ED) with increase in thirst and light headedness. The patient’s symptoms begin to improve after initial intravenous (IV) fluid administration of one litre of 0.9% He is otherwise healthy.