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Prediabetes and Diabetes Diagnosis Criteria

There are a few methods to test if a patient has diabetes.
Prediabetes and ... include the Oral Glucose ... fasting plasma glucose ... random plasma glucose ... the cutoffs for prediabetes
Testing for Diabetes Type II
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Hemoglobin A1c test
 - Random blood sugar test
 - Fasting
sugar test - Oral glucose ... test #Type2 #Prediabetes ... #Testing #A1c #Glucose
Diagnostic Approach to Hyponatremia
Box A:
 • Normo/hyperosmolar Hyponatremia: Glucose, Mannitol, Glycine, Contrast media, Maltose
 • Pseudohyponatremia:
Hyponatremia: Glucose ... Alcohol, Ethlene Glycole
NICE-SUGAR - Intensive versus Conventional Glucose Control in Critically Ill Patients
N Engl J Med 2009; 360:1283-1297
versus Conventional Glucose ... that intensive glucose ... the ICU: a blood glucose ... #NICESUGAR #Glucose
How SGLT2 inhibitors block glucose reabsorption in proximal tubule and improve systemic glucose homeostasis:
https://www.ajkd.org/article/S0272-6386(18)30633-4/fulltext

#Pathophysiology #Mechanism #Nephrology
inhibitors block glucose ... improve systemic glucose
What's in a Tap: CSF Analysis

Normal vs Bacterial vs Viral vs SAH
 - Opening Pressure
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- Protein - Glucose ... Gram Stain - Glucose
A1c to glucose conversion #diabetes
A1c to glucose conversion
Glucose-lowering medication in type 2 diabetes - Algorithm

#Diabetes #Medications #Algorithm #Pharmacology #Pharmacotherapy #Hypoglycemic #Management #Endocrinology
Glucose-lowering
Antenatal Visits - Testing and Schedule
At Every Visit:	
 • Gestational Age	
 • BP
 • Maternal Weight
Early Induction Glucose ... Tolerance Testing • Glucose ... Ingest 50g Glucose ... 7.8 mmolL • Glucose ... - Ingest 75 g Glucose
Insulin and Glucagon Pathophysiology
Insulin: 
 • Glucose utilization (Glycolysis)
 • Glucose storage (Glycogenesis)
 • Fat synthesis
Pathophysiology Insulin: • Glucose ... Glycolysis) • Glucose ... Protein synthesis • Glucose ... Glucagon Actions: • Glucose