5 results
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
Diabetic Ketoacidosis ... diffusion of K+ out of cells ... patient has good renal ... pathophysiology #endocrinology ... #diabetes
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Kidney Injury - AKI Workup ... Algorithm and Differential ... dipstick, urine microscopy ... Anti-GBM, Anti-ds-DNA ... #Injury #AKI #Workup
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
injury (often with microscopic ... optic nerve sheath diameter ... proteinuria, or chronic renal ... Emergency #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #CriticalCare #
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Beta-Agonists, ↑ work ... liver Failure, Renal ... Leukemia/Lymphoma), Diabetes ... Mellitus +/- DKA ... Differential #Diagnosis #criticalcare
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
hormones that work ... drips unless also diabetic ... DKA is essentially ... #differential #algorithm ... management #treatment #criticalcare