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Estimating the Total Daily Dose (TDD) of Insulin: Weight-Based Dosing
TDD in units of insulin = N
: Weight-Based Dosing ... disease (stage IV ... #TDD #Insulin #dosing ... #pharmacology #endocrinology ... #diabetes #DM2
CVP Estimation using IVC Diameter and Collapsibility 
< 1.5cm IVC, >50% collapsibility = 0-5 mm Hg
CVP Estimation using ... IVC Diameter and ... CVP) < 1.5-2.5cm IVC ... #Diameter #Collapsibility ... #diagnosis #POCUS
DPP4 Inhibitors - Normal and Renal Dosing

Increase Incretins (GLP-I & GIP) -> Stimulates Insulin, Inhibits Glucagon
Normal and Renal Dosing ... Inhibitors #Renal #Dosing ... Pharmacology #Management #Diabetes ... #DM2 #Endocrinology
GLP-1 Agonists

Adlyxin (Lixisenatide) Daily
Bydureon (Exenatide ER) Weekly 
Ozempic (Semaglutide) Weekly 
Trulicity (Dulaglutide) Weekly 
Victoza (Liraglutide) Daily
to treat Type 2 Diabetes ... #Pharmacology #Dosing ... #Diabetes #DM2 ... #Endocrinology
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
Diabetic Ketoacidosis ... Pathogenesis and Clinical ... DiabeticKetoacidosis #DKA #pathophysiology ... #endocrinology ... #diabetes
Seagull Sign on POCUS - Celiac Artery Trunk Anatomy

Celiac trunk branching into hepatic and splenic arteries
Seagull Sign on POCUS ... differentiating it from the IVC ... during quick scans ... Trunk #labeled #clinical ... #pocus #ultrasound
VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 

The Venous Excess UltraSound (VExUS) grading system prototypes combining inferior
inferior vena cava (IVC ... ) diameter and venous ... #Score #Scale #IVC ... Congestion #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Clinical #Grading
Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
mitral valve (MV) during ... Hypertension Diabetes ... MV #Cardiology #Clinical ... #POCUS #CardiacMRI
Rybelsus (oral semaglutide) - First Oral GLP-1 Agonist
Dosing:
3 mg daily x 30 days, then 7 mg
GLP-1 Agonist Dosing ... oral route by using ... first thing in the morning ... #semaglutide #Diabetes ... #Pharmacology #Endocrinology
Pituitary Mass Effects - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Pituitary turnors are almost always a benign
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Hyperprolactinemia • Diabetes ... #SideEffects #endocrinology ... mnemonic #GLFTAP #pathophysiology