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Ketosis Disorders - Comparison Table
 • Starvation Ketosis
 • Alcoholic Ketoacidosis (AKA)
 • Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
(AKA) • Diabetic ... Ketoacidosis (DKA ... #differential # ... diagnosis #management ... #endocrinology
Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
• Alcoholic ketoacidosis ... • Diabetic ketoacidosis ... #differential # ... diagnosis #management ... #endocrinology
Hyperglycemic Crisis - Algorithm for DKA/HHS

Diagnostic criteria for DKA:
 • pH < 7.3
 • Anion gap
for DKA/HHS Diagnostic ... • Urine/serum ketones ... Algorithm #management #endocrinology ... #Diabetes #DM2 ... #Ketoacidosis
SGLT2 Inhibitors - Pharmacology Summary
Mechanisms of Action: Inhibits SGLT2 (sodium/glucose cotransporter 2) in the proximal tubule,
SGLT2 Inhibitors - Pharmacology ... • Euglycemic diabetic ... ketoacidosis (DKA ... #Summary #DM2 # ... diabetes #endocrinology
DKA vs HHS
 - Think of DKA and HHS on a spectrum of hyperglycemic emergencies
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and starvation ketosis ... comparison #laboratory #diagnosis ... #endocrinology ... #comparison #diabetic ... #ketoacidosis #
Causes of Metabolic Acidosis with Elevated Anion Gap - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated Anion Gap > 12
Elevated Anion Gap - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Inborn errors Ketosis ... • Diabetic ketoacidosis ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Assessment of diabetic control:
 - Any episodes of hypoglycaemia, diabetic ketoacidosis, hospital admission? 
 - Is
Assessment of diabetic ... ketoacidosis, hospital ... General overview ... thyroid disease at diagnosis ... #primarycare #DM1
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
Redistribution:
 - IV glucose
 - Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis
 - IV hyperalimentation
 - Refeeding
Correction of diabetic ... ketoacidosis ... Hypomagnesemia #Causes #diagnosis ... #differential # ... medications #drugs #pharmacology
Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
Lactic acidosis • Ketoacidosis ... : Diabetic, Alcoholic ... with ketone excretion ... Metabolic #Acidosis #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
In Starvation Ketosis ... In Alcoholic Ketoacidosis ... drips unless also diabetic ... leads to severe ketoacidosis ... #diagnosis #differential