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Estimating the Total Daily Dose (TDD) of Insulin: Weight-Based Dosing
TDD in units of insulin = N
Estimating the Total ... Dose (TDD) of Insulin ... TDD in units of insulin ... #dosing #estimation ... endocrinology #diabetes #DM2
Pathophysiology of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) and Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome (HHS)
Absolute Insulin deficit:
 - Type I DM:
Pathophysiology ... HHS) Absolute Insulin ... deficit: - Type I DM ... - Type II DM ... #dka #hhs #pathophysiology
INSULIN CONVERSION

Total daily dose of insulin (TDD) =
INSULIN CONVERSION ... daily dose of insulin ... & most type 2 DM ... rules of thumb for estimating ... hyperglycemia #dm2
Refeeding Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Patients at Risk of Refeeding Syndrome:
 - Little or no nutritional
BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 ... including diuretics, insulin ... parenteral -> Insulin ... Syndrome #diagnosis #pathophysiology
The “twin cycles” of diabetes, first introduced by Roy Taylor in 2008.  
#fatty liver #fatty
diabetes #t2d #dm2 ... #insulin resistance ... #pathophysiology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
• Metabolic: Insulin ... malignancy Pathophysiology ... Acromegaloid): insulin ... Pegvisomant) ± D2 ... Endocrinology #Treatment #Pathophysiology
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
Poorly controlled DM ... paralysis - Insulin ... potassium #high #nephrology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
transfusions), ↓insulin ... (DM, DKA, octreotide ... Treatments: • Insulin ... Give D50 before insulin ... Treatment #potassium #nephrology
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
Poorly controlled DM ... paralysis - Insulin ... potassium #high #nephrology
Pathophysiology of Euglycemic DKA in SGLT2 Inhibitors
 • Kidney: Glycosuria, Natriuresis, ↑ Ketone bodies reabsorption
 •
Pathophysiology ... • Pancreas: ↓ Insulin ... SGLT2i #Inhibitors #pathophysiology ... #nephrology