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Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Symptoms:
• Abdominal pain
• Nausea
• Polyuria
• Polydipsia
• Vomiting
• Weight loss
•
Ketoacidosis (DKA ... Management Summary Symptoms ... : • Abdominal pain ... • Nausea • Polyuria ... Diagnosis #Management #Endocrinology
Fever in Returning Traveler - ABCDE Mnemonic
A - Adventure - Where did the patient travel? 
B
Returning Traveler - ABCDE ... Mnemonic A - Adventure ... B - Body for syndrome ... exposures to onset of symptoms ... #Mnemonic #history
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Symptoms:
• Abdominal pain
• Nausea
• Polyuria
• Polydipsia
• Vomiting
• Weight loss
•
Ketoacidosis (DKA ... Management Summary Symptoms ... : • Abdominal pain ... • Nausea • Polyuria ... Diagnosis #Management #Endocrinology
"Eight I's" mnemonic for the main causes of hyperglycemia. #hhs #dka #ketoacidosis #diabetes #diabetic #em #differential
"Eight I's" mnemonic ... for the main causes ... #hhs #dka #ketoacidosis
Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
of re-feeding syndrome ... ketoacidosis (DKA ... ) - caused by complete ... Glucosuria causes ... diagnosis #management #endocrinology
Pathyophysiology - hyperglycemic crises in patients with diabetes 
Key signs/symptoms of HHS/DKA:
Both: Polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss,
hyperglycemic crises ... diabetes Key signs/symptoms ... of HHS/DKA: Both ... , hypotension) DKA ... diffuse abdominal pain
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
Ketoacidosis (DKA ... out of cells may cause ... Signs/Symptoms/Complications ... • Abdominal pain ... pathophysiology #endocrinology
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Transcellular Shift
 • Recovery From DKA
 • Refeeding Syndrome
 • Acute Respiratory
Recovery From DKA ... • Refeeding Syndrome ... Osteomalacia • Fanconi Syndrome ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology ... #causes
Causes of Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Always assess for red flags. If no red flags,
Causes of Back Pain ... constitutional symptoms ... deficits, nocturnal pain ... Unresolved Radicular Symptoms ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome
Cushing Syndrome - Signs and Symptoms
Generalized: Weight gain, Slow healing of cuts, Increased risk of infections,
Cushing Syndrome ... - Signs and Symptoms ... Generalized: Weight gain ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #diagnosis #endocrinology