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Diabetic Ketoacidosis Algorithm (DKA)

-  Usama Nasir MD @usamanasirmd 

#Diabetic #Ketoacidosis #Algorithm #DKA #Diabetes #Management #Endocrinology
Diabetic Ketoacidosis ... Algorithm (DKA) ... #Ketoacidosis # ... Algorithm #DKA # ... #Endocrinology
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Diagnosis Adrenal ... Insufficiency - Algorithm ... gland) #Adrenal ... Insufficiency #Algorithm ... #Stimulation #Endocrinology
Adrenal Insufficiency Algorithm - Cosyntropin Stimulation Test
T-1m: Baseline cortisol drawn
T0: 250 µg cosyntropin given IV
T30m: Repeat
Adrenal Insufficiency ... Algorithm - Cosyntropin ... Repeat cortisol level ... Final cortisol level ... #Stimulation #endocrinology
Euglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis (EuDKA)
SGLT2 Inhibitors
Increasing Indications
Significant Adverse Drug Effects
Definition of EuDKA
 • Metabolic acidosis with pH
Euglycemic Diabetic ... Ketoacidosis (EuDKA ... blood glucose level ... #Ketoacidosis # ... diagnosis #management #endocrinology
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... measuring urinary K level ... Ureterosigmoidostomy, Diabetic ... ketoacidosis ... syndrome, Congenital adrenal
Hirsutism & Virilization - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ADRENAL EXCESS
Ovarian
 • Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
 • Hyperthecosis
 • Tumor
Adrenal
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... ADRENAL EXCESS ... Cycles and Androgen Levels ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #endocrinology
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm
Test 1: Baseline AM Cortisol 
 - Beware of major normal value
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Adrenal Insufficiency ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... high globulin levels ... BCM_InternalMed #Adrenal ... #endocrinology
Hyperglycemic Crisis - Algorithm for DKA/HHS

Diagnostic criteria for DKA:
 • pH < 7.3
 • Anion gap
Hyperglycemic Crisis - Algorithm ... Hyperglycemic #Crisis #Algorithm ... #management #endocrinology ... #Diabetes #DM2 ... #Ketoacidosis
Metabolic and Respiratory Acidosis and Alkalosis - Diagnostic Algorithm

Anion gap - MUDPILES: 
 - Methanol (formic
Alkalosis - Diagnostic Algorithm ... - Uremia - Diabetic ... ketoacidosis ... Addison disease - Renal ... Respiratory #Metabolic #Algorithm
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Differential Diagnostic Algorithm ... cardiac, pulmonary, renal ... disease (e.g., Diabetic ... Ketoacidosis) ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm