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Pathophysiology and Effects of Insulin Deficiency

#Insulin #Deficiency #DKA #Ketoacidosis #Diabetes #Pathophysiology #Endocrinology
Pathophysiology ... Insulin #Deficiency #DKA ... Ketoacidosis #Diabetes #Pathophysiology ... #Endocrinology
Pathogenesis of Diabetic Ketoacidosis - Insulin deficiency or severe insulin insensitivity 

#DKA #Pathophysiology #Endocrinology #Diabetes #Ketoacidosis
insensitivity #DKA ... #Pathophysiology ... #Endocrinology
Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)

DKA is a result of an absolute or relative insulin
Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology ... Ketoacidosis (DKA ... details of the pathophysiology ... #Pathophysiology ... #Diabetes #Endocrinology
Pathophysiology of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) and Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome (HHS)
Absolute Insulin deficit:
 - Type I DM:
Pathophysiology ... Ketoacidosis (DKA ... Polydipsia #dka ... #hhs #pathophysiology ... #comparison #endocrinology
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
Shock Classification ... Types - Pathophysiology ... • Obstructive shock ... #Shock #Types #Pathophysiology ... #Comparison #criticalcare
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
Ketoacidosis (DKA ... Findings • Note: in DKA ... Treating DKA: 1) ... #pathophysiology ... #endocrinology
Understanding the pathophysiology of hyperglycemia

#DKA #Diabetic #Ketoacidosis #Endocrinology #Pathophysiology
Understanding the pathophysiology ... hyperglycemia #DKA ... #Ketoacidosis #Endocrinology ... #Pathophysiology
Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
- DKA: >5.3mM ? ... NPO, or profound shock ... hypokalemia or DKA ... Hypokalemia #Management #CriticalCare
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Cardiogenic & Septic Shock ... Diabetes Mellitus +/- DKA ... Differential #Diagnosis #criticalcare
21-Hydroxylase Deficiency (21-OHD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Autosomal recessive mutation in CYP21A2 coding for the enzyme 21-OHase
vomiting • Late (shock ... #21HydroxylaseDeficiency #21OHD #pathophysiology ... #genetics #endocrinology