Whipple’s triad is useful for diagnosis of:
Correct Answer: Insulinoma
Description: Ans. (A) InsulinomaRef : Harrison 19th ed. / 569* Whipple's triad is used for diagnosis of insulinoma. The findings seen are:# Fasting hypoglycemia (sympathomimetic symptoms)# Relief of symptoms with oral/iv sugar# Rebound hypoglycemia* IOC for insulinoma is 72 hour prolonged fasting test* Imaging modality is RE.T scan* Drug of choice is Octreotide>diazoxide
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