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"Eight I's" mnemonic for the main causes of hyperglycemia. #hhs #dka #ketoacidosis #diabetes #diabetic #em #differential
main causes of hyperglycemia ... #hhs #dka #ketoacidosis ... #diabetes #diabetic ... #em #differential ... #diagnosis
Ketosis Disorders - Comparison Table
 • Starvation Ketosis
 • Alcoholic Ketoacidosis (AKA)
 • Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
) • Diabetic Ketoacidosis ... DKAHyperglycemic ... ) • DKA/HHS Overlap ... #diagnosis #management ... #endocrinology
DKA vs HHS
 - Think of DKA and HHS on a spectrum of hyperglycemic emergencies
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DKA vs HHS - Think ... of DKA and HHS ... #laboratory #diagnosis ... #endocrinology ... #comparison #diabetic
Pathyophysiology - hyperglycemic crises in patients with diabetes 
Key signs/symptoms of HHS/DKA:
Both: Polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss,
Pathyophysiology - hyperglycemic ... patients with diabetes ... seizure) #Pathophys #EM ... #IM #Endo #DKA ... #HHS #Ddxof
Hyperglycemic Crisis - Algorithm for DKA/HHS

Diagnostic criteria for DKA:
 • pH < 7.3
 • Anion gap
Hyperglycemic Crisis ... /HHS Diagnostic ... #HHS #Hyperglycemic ... Algorithm #management #endocrinology ... #Diabetes #DM2
Differential Diagnosis of Hypoglycemia
Evaluation of Hypoglycemia
Patients with known diabetes who are not systemically ill and can
Differential Diagnosis ... Patients with known diabetes ... #EM #IM #Hypoglycemia ... Algorithm #Drugs ... Malignancy #Exogenous #Hypoglycemic
Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
Diabetic ketoacidosis ... • Hyperglycemic ... • DKA/HHS Overlap ... #diagnosis #management ... #endocrinology
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Beta-Agonists, ↑ work ... Utilization (VO2) • Drugs ... Leukemia/Lymphoma), Diabetes ... Mellitus +/- DKA
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
hormones that work ... If Hyperglycemic ... drips unless also diabetic ... DKA is essentially ... #diagnosis #differential