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Glucagonoma: when to get help

Go through these in order and stop at the first one that applies. If you are reading this for someone else, answer for them.

  1. 1

    Is any of this happening now?

    Call 911

    Seek emergency help for:

    • Sudden shortness of breath, chest pain, fainting, or coughing up blood
    • New swelling, warmth, or pain in one leg, especially with breathlessness
    • Severe confusion, extreme drowsiness, or inability to keep fluids down
    • Signs of severe dehydration, such as very little urine with marked weakness
    • Fever with rapidly worsening redness, swelling, or pain around broken skin
    Other emergency signs, for anyone
    • Someone who is struggling to breathe, gasping, choking, or cannot get words out
    • Someone who has chest pain, tightness or pressure lasting more than a few minutes
    • Someone who has sudden weakness or drooping on one side of the face or body, slurred speech, or sudden confusion
    • Someone who is unconscious, or cannot be woken
    • Someone who is bleeding heavily and it will not stop with firm pressure
    • Someone who has had a seizure that will not stop, or does not wake up afterwards
    • Someone who has lips or skin that look pale, blue, grey or blotchy
    • Someone who you believe has taken an overdose or swallowed something poisonous
  2. 2

    Is any of this happening?

    Be seen today

    If you have already been diagnosed, contact your care team promptly about a spreading or infected rash, continuing weight loss, uncontrolled diarrhea, worsening weakness, or significant changes in blood sugar.

    Do not wait for a routine appointment.

  3. 3

    Does any of this apply?

    Book an appointment

    Arrange a medical appointment if you have a persistent or recurring blistering rash, unexplained weight loss, ongoing diarrhea, or symptoms of high blood sugar.

    These symptoms have many possible causes, but they should be assessed.

The article also says

Chest symptoms or sudden breathlessness can be signs of a pulmonary embolism.

Every sign above is quoted from the sofidex article on Glucagonoma. If you are not sure, err upward — it is always reasonable to be checked.