A 30-year-old woman presents with episodes of dizziness. She…
A 30-year-old woman presents with episodes of dizziness. She is G1P1 and 8 hours postpartum. Her delivery was complicated by hemorrhage and she received multiple units of blood. She says that she is unable to feed her baby. Her vital signs are heart rate 95 bpm, blood pressure 100/62 mm Hg, respiratory rate 16 breaths/min, and temperature 98.6 °F (37 °C). Her physical examination findings are unremarkable. Laboratory tests show multiple low blood glucose readings during the last 18 hours. Her hemoglobin is 11.0 g/dL, hematocrit 35%, WBC count 5000/μL, platelets 275,000/μL, sodium 130 mEq/L, potassium 4.5 mEq/L , creatinine 0.8 mg/dL, and blood glucose level 60 mg/dL. What is the underlying pathophysiology of this patient’s disorder?