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

Diagnostic criteria for DKA:
 • pH < 7.3
 • Anion gap
for DKA/HHS Diagnostic ... • Urine/serum ketones ... • Urine/serum ketones ... Algorithm #management #endocrinology ... Diabetes #DM2 #Ketoacidosis
Euglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis (EuDKA)
SGLT2 Inhibitors
Increasing Indications
Significant Adverse Drug Effects
Definition of EuDKA
 • Metabolic acidosis with pH
Euglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis ... level < 200 mg/dL Pathophysiology ... Euglycemic #Diabetic #Ketoacidosis ... #EuDKA #diagnosis ... #management #endocrinology
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
Diabetic Ketoacidosis ... to a day after ketosis ... DiabeticKetoacidosis #DKA #pathophysiology ... #endocrinology
Xeropthalmia: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations

Decr Visual pigment -> Keratinization, thickening & non-wetting of the conjunctiva
• Conjunctival xerosis ... blindness) • Corneal xerosis ... #Xeropthalmia #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #signs