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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 ... Common, early signs ... Continue insulin ... and subcutaneous insulin ... #DKA #EDKA #Insulin
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
along with IV insulin ... +++ fluids. 2) Insulin ... 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)
Criteria for stopping insulin ... drip in DKA: Don't ... ketoacidosis (anion ... is an excellent sign ... #Management #DKA
Bulimia Nervosa: Complications
GASTROINTESTINAL
 • Dehydration & inability to digest food -> Constipation
 • Recurrent vomiting exposes
sugars -> T2DM and Insulin ... lead to metabolic alkalosis ... Complications #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs