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DKA DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA:
1. Serum glucose >250 mg/dL
2. Arterial pH <7.3
3. Serum bicarbonate <18 mEq/L
4. At least
have new-onset diabetes ... Continue insulin ... and subcutaneous insulin ... #DKA #EDKA #Insulin ... #diabeticketoacidosis
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
Diabetic Ketoacidosis ... along with IV insulin ... +++ fluids. 2) Insulin ... confusion coma #DiabeticKetoacidosis ... endocrinology #diabetes
Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
produce endogenous insulin ... • Diabetic ketoacidosis ... by complete insulin ... HHS) - partial insulin ... Disorders #ketones #differential
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
easily outweighs Insulin ... drips unless also diabetic ... DKA is essentially ... Treat with Insulin ... #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
immunodeficiency virus-1 DNA ... myasthenia gravis, insulin-dependent ... diabetes mellitus ... Myocarditis #Causes #differential