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Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
Diabetic Ketoacidosis ... and Clinical Findings ... • Note: in DKA ... out of cells may cause ... endocrinology #diabetes
Tethered Retinal Detachment on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Retinal detachments are tethered at optic nerve and
Point of Care Ultrasound ... at the macula (aka ... Detachment #Tethered #Clinical ... POCUS #Ocular #Ultrasound ... #Ophthalmology
Cotton Wool Spots

Caused by microinfarcts. Exploded ganglion cell axons extrude their axoplasm into retina. Long DDx:
Wool Spots Caused ... hypertension, diabetes ... Spots #fundoscopy #ophthalmology ... #Clinical
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Diagnosis Algorithm Clinical ... a mass as the cause ... • Ischemia • Diabetes ... • Ischemia • Diabetes ... #Ophthalmology
Diabetic Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Mild Non-proliferative DR
 • Outpouchings of the weakened capillary walls or
Diabetic Retinopathy ... Pathogenesis and clinical ... retinal ischemia causes ... #Retinopathy #Diabetes ... #ophthalmology
Vitreous Hemorrhage on Ocular POCUS

Binocular vision loss - think cortical blindness, opt for CT/MRI
Monocular vision loss
with history of diabetes ... Ocular #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #Ophthalmology
Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO)
 - Pathophysiology not fully understood; possibly due to thrombus located in
Second most common cause ... disease (Most common cause ... : Diabetic retinopathy ... ) #Clinical #Ophthalmology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
of lactate as a clinical ... a multitude of clinical ... the appropriate clinical ... • Type B1: - Diabetes ... mellitus/DKA
Typical Clinical Features of DKA:
 - 
Acetone breath 
 - Tachycardia 
 - Soft Bp
Typical Clinical ... Features of DKA ... respirations - Nausea ... #Diagnosis #Diabetic ... #Ketoacidosis #DKA
Laceration bleeding into a water bath on POCUS

Laceration bleeding into a water bath! Taking name suggestions.
Lateral Water Bath aka ... Cotton @SonoMojo In case ... waterbath #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound