3 results
DKA DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA:
1. Serum glucose >250 mg/dL
2. Arterial pH <7.3
3. Serum bicarbonate <18 mEq/L
4. At least
DKA DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA ... vomiting, abdominal pain ... : the rate and duration ... Continue insulin ... Treatment with IV
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
choice; therapy duration ... MUCORMYCOSIS • Risk: Diabetes ... nonspecific • DX relies ... muscle aches, joint pain ... , chest pain
Diagnosis and Management of Achalasia - ACG Guidelines

Who to suspect?
 • Patients presenting with progressive dysphagia
Diagnosis and Management ... heart burn, chest pain ... • Pneumatic Dilation ... Botulinum toxin • Pharmacologic ... ACG #Guidelines #gastroenterology