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Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
by an anion gap acidosis ... • Alcoholic ketoacidosis ... (DKA) - caused ... marked anion gap acidosis ... Glucosuria causes
Diabetic Ketoacidosis 
Management Priorities
1. Fluids 
2. Insulin 
3. Potassium 
4. Acidosis 
5. Re-establish oral fluids,
Diabetic Ketoacidosis ... Acidosis 5. ... an underlying cause ... #DKA #Diabetic ... #Ketoacidosis #
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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• Metabolic acidosis ... • DKA • Salicylate ... or starvation ketoacidosis ... exposures • Lactic acidosis ... of any cause
DKA DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA:
1. Serum glucose >250 mg/dL
2. Arterial pH <7.3
3. Serum bicarbonate <18 mEq/L
4. At least
cases occur in ... Alcoholic ketoacidosis ... gap metabolic acidosis ... early signs of ketoacidosis ... and acidosis has
DKA Resuscitation Checklist
 - Diagnostic evaluation 
 - Crystalloid 
 - Electrolyte repletion 
 - High-flow
DKA Resuscitation ... breathing or severe acidosis ... mEq/L) - Scary Acidosis ... Management #Diabetic #Ketoacidosis ... #DKA #Checklist
Ketosis Disorders - Comparison Table
 • Starvation Ketosis
 • Alcoholic Ketoacidosis (AKA)
 • Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
• Alcoholic Ketoacidosis ... (AKA) • Diabetic ... Ketoacidosis (DKA ... • Euglycemic DKA ... State (HHS) • DKA
Pediatric Diabetic KetoAcidosis (DKA) Algorithm 

#Diabetic #KetoAcidosis #DKA #Algorithm #Diabetes #Peds #Pediatrics #Management
Pediatric Diabetic KetoAcidosis ... (DKA) Algorithm ... #Diabetic #KetoAcidosis ... #DKA #Algorithm
Diabetic Ketoacidosis Algorithm (DKA)

-  Usama Nasir MD @usamanasirmd 

#Diabetic #Ketoacidosis #Algorithm #DKA #Diabetes #Management #Endocrinology
Diabetic Ketoacidosis ... Algorithm (DKA) ... #Diabetic #Ketoacidosis ... #Algorithm #DKA
"Eight I's" mnemonic for the main causes of hyperglycemia. #hhs #dka #ketoacidosis #diabetes #diabetic #em #differential
mnemonic for the main causes ... #hhs #dka #ketoacidosis
Types of Anion Gap Acidosis - AGAPS KIL U - Mnemonic
Ketoacidosis: Alcoholic Ketoacidosis, Starvation Ketoacidosis, Starvation
KIL U - Mnemonic Ketoacidosis ... : Alcoholic Ketoacidosis ... , Starvation Ketoacidosis ... , Starvation Ketoacidosis ... differential #diagnosis #causes