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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
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
• Metabolic: Insulin ... malignancy Pathophysiology ... Acromegaloid): insulin ... Endocrinology #Treatment ... #Pathophysiology
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
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
transfusions), ↓insulin ... (DM, DKA, octreotide ... Redistribution Treatments ... : • Insulin 5- ... Give D50 before insulin
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... Pathophysiology ... day vs. 2.5 mg/m2 ... Renal Failure Treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • DM ... Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... continue antibiotic treatment ... several months of treatment
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... Unknown cause Treatment ... Etoposide/VP16 (100 mg/m2 ... diagnosis #management #treatment