Although the awareness of malnutrition among elderly people is well established, the risk of Refeeding Syndrome (RFS) is often neglected, especially in the frail elderly population. This partly relates to the unspecific clinical presentation and laboratory changes in the geriatric population. We present a case of RFS presenting as severe hypoglycemia in an elderly patient after initiating enteral nutrition.
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