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DKA DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA:
1. Serum glucose >250 mg/dL
2. Arterial pH <7.3
3. Serum bicarbonate <18 mEq/L
4. At least
and significant anion ... gap metabolic acidosis ... Common, early signs ... the increase in anion ... gap closes and acidosis
Metabolic Acidosis with Anion Gap - KILU Mnemonic

K - Ketoacidosis
	• DKA
		- With normal glucose, ask if
Metabolic Acidosis ... with Anion Gap ... Ketoacidosis • DKA ... salicylates (+ resp alkalosis ... Uremia • The anion
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
3) Labs show anion-gap ... metabolic acidosis ... Presentation seems like DKA ... Metabolic Acidosis ... , Respiratory Alkalosis
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
- Metabolic Alkalosis ... Non-reabsorbable anions ... - Metabolic acidosis ... RTA, Distal RTA, DKA
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
Ketoacidosis (DKA ... Findings • Note: in DKA ... 3) Follow the anion ... Signs/Symptoms/Complications ... #pathophysiology
Criteria for stopping insulin drip in DKA:
Don't stop the drip until the following criteria are met
1)
insulin drip in DKA ... ketoacidosis (anion ... significantly acidotic ... is an excellent sign ... #Management #DKA
Bulimia Nervosa: Complications
GASTROINTESTINAL
 • Dehydration & inability to digest food -> Constipation
 • Recurrent vomiting exposes
lead to metabolic alkalosis ... lead to metabolic acidosis ... Complications #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs