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Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
 • Diabetic Ketoacidosis ± Hyperglycemia ± Hyperosmolar
 • Alcoholic Ketoacidosis ± Hyperglycemia
Anion Gap Metabolic ... Acidosis • Diabetic ... Ketoacidosis ± ... Hyperglycemia ± ... #differential #diagnosis
Ketosis Disorders - Comparison Table
 • Starvation Ketosis
 • Alcoholic Ketoacidosis (AKA)
 • Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
Ketosis Disorders ... (AKA) • Diabetic ... Ketoacidosis (DKA ... Euglycemic DKA • Hyperglycemic ... #differential #diagnosis
Comparison of Pathologic Breathing Patterns
Biot's respiration aka ataxic respiration:
 - Periodic breathing: hyperpnea (or normopnea) and
: - Metabolic acidosis ... (Diabetes mellitus ... K = Ketones (Diabetic ... ketoacidosis) ... Respiratory #pulmonary #diagnosis
Causes of Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Drugs & Toxins (Statins, alcohol, cocaine)
 • Direct Muscle
- Differential Diagnosis ... (myositis) • Metabolic ... Disorders (Diabetic ... ketoacidosis, hypothyroidism ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Hyperglycemic Crisis - Algorithm for DKA/HHS

Diagnostic criteria for DKA:
 • pH < 7.3
 • Anion gap
Hyperglycemic Crisis ... for DKA/HHS Diagnostic ... > 250 mg/dL Diagnostic ... endocrinology #Diabetes ... #DM2 #Ketoacidosis
Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
Ketosis Disorders ... bodies are a normal metabolic ... • Diabetic ketoacidosis ... • Hyperglycemic ... #differential #diagnosis
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
- Differential Diagnosis ... Pregnancy - Metabolic ... : • Hypoglycemia ... Generalized Anxiety Disorder ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
, anxiety, and metabolic ... infarction, hypoxia, or hypoglycemia ... due to metabolic ... be secondary to diabetic ... Abnormalities #Abnormal #Diagnosis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... - Differential Diagnosis ... failure (uremia) K Ketoacidosis ... (starvation, diabetic ... #AcidBase #disorders
Imaging Patterns of Toxic and Metabolic Brain Disorders

Thalami, Mammillary Bodies and Tectum: Wernicke Encephalopathy
Dentate Nuclei: Metronidazole,
Patterns of Toxic and Metabolic ... T1 High Signal: Diabetic ... Patterns #Toxicology #Metabolic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Neurology