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Hypoglycemia Differential Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

Features of hypoglycemia:
 • Neurogenic: Tremor, Palpitations, Anxiety, Arousal, Sweating, Hunger,
Hypoglycemia Differential ... Diagnosis and Management ... Features of hypoglycemia ... labs during a hypoglycemic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Diabetes Morning Hyperglycemia - Dawn Phenomenon vs Somogyi Effect 

When patients FBG's are elevated each morning
Diabetes Morning Hyperglycemia ... insulin levels causes ... a natural hyperglycemia ... response to the hypoglycemia ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hypoglycemia Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Workup:
 • Sulfonylurea Labs
 • Anti-lnsulin Ab - Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome
 •
Hypoglycemia Workup ... metabolic demand causes ... hypoglycemia • ... fast to trigger hypoglycemic ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #Hypoglycemia
Causes of Prolonged Emergence - Anesthesiology

Prolonged Drug Action:
• Overdose 
• Hypothermia (< 33 C) 
• Incr
Causes of Prolonged ... Metabolic Causes ... endocrine • Hypoglycemia ... / hyperglycemia ... Anesthesiology #Causes
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... • Metabolic: Hypoglycemia ... , Hyperglycemia, ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Secondary / Provoked Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Febrile
Infection
 • Sepsis
 • Encephalitis
 • Meningitis
Metabolic
Causes of Secondary ... Metabolic • Hypoglycemia ... • Hyperglycemia ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
Diagnosis and Management ... -> Start Oral Hypoglycemic ... Second Oral Hypoglycemic ... • Secondary Causes ... Screening #Targets #Management
Diabetes Pathophysiology and Medication Targets

The ominous octet is one concept that summarizes the different pathophysiologic pathways
Diabetes Pathophysiology ... the different pathophysiologic ... pathways that lead to hyperglycemia ... #Diabetes #Pathophysiology
Diabetes – diabetic nephropathy
Majority of the literature in the area is applied to the diabetic nephropathy
- Chronic hyperglycemia ... be the primary cause ... hyperfiltration - Hyperglycemia ... - Cytokines #Pathophysiology
Causes of Hyperkalemia

Hyperkalemia is caused by excess potassium intake, impaired potassium excretion, or transcellular shifts. The
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... Hyperkalemia is caused ... medication use, and hyperglycemia ... rarely the sole cause ... #Differential #Causes