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Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
-> Start Oral Hypoglycemic ... Second Oral Hypoglycemic ... relative with DM2 ... • Secondary Causes ... Management #algorithm #DM2
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... • Metabolic: Hypoglycemia ... , Hyperglycemia, ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #neurology
Causes of Secondary / Provoked Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Febrile
Infection
 • Sepsis
 • Encephalitis
 • Meningitis
Metabolic
Causes of Secondary ... Metabolic • Hypoglycemia ... • Hyperglycemia ... Provoked #Seizures #Neurology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Metformin Pharmacology Summary
Mechanisms of Action:
 • Suppresses gluconeogenesis by the liver
 • Increases insulin-mediated glucose utilization
agent • Does not cause ... hypoglycemia ... mL/minute/1.73 m2 ... e.g. diarrhea, nausea ... Pharmacology #Summary #DM2
Differential Diagnosis of Transient Ischemic Attack and Stroke
 - TIA/stroke 
 - Seizure 
 - Hypoglycemia/hyperglycemia
- Seizure - Hypoglycemia ... /hyperglycemia ... Differential #Diagnosis #Neurology
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
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 ... and wake up with hyperglycemia ... response to the hypoglycemia
INSULIN CONVERSION

Total daily dose of insulin (TDD) =
& most type 2 DM ... or at risk for hypoglycemia ... insulin #diabetes #hyperglycemia ... #dm2 #basalinsulin
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