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Pathophysiology of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) and Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome (HHS)
Absolute Insulin deficit:
 - Type I DM:
Pathophysiology of Diabetic ... Ketoacidosis (DKA ... pts under large stresses ... to insulin TX, stresses ... Polydipsia #dka
"Eight I's" mnemonic for the main causes of hyperglycemia. #hhs #dka #ketoacidosis #diabetes #diabetic #em #differential
#hhs #dka #ketoacidosis ... #diabetes #diabetic ... #em #differential
Ketosis Disorders - Comparison Table
 • Starvation Ketosis
 • Alcoholic Ketoacidosis (AKA)
 • Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
) • Diabetic Ketoacidosis ... (DKA) • Euglycemic ... DKA • Hyperglycemic ... State (HHS) • DKA ... Disorders #ketones #differential
Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
Diabetic ketoacidosis ... (DKA) - caused ... • Euglycemic DKA ... • DKA/HHS Overlap ... Disorders #ketones #differential
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
Basophilia - Differential ... (Myxedema) Diabetes ... /DKA Infections ... #Basophilia #Differential
Pediatric Vomiting - Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hepatobiliary:
 • Acute Hepatitis
 • Acute
Systemic Causes - Differential ... Pregnancy • Diabetes ... / DKA • Uremia ... Emesis #Vomiting #Differential
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Leukemia/Lymphoma), Diabetes ... Mellitus +/- DKA ... Lactic #Acidosis #Differential
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... • Type B1: - Diabetes ... mellitus/DKA ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
immunodeficiency virus-1 DNA ... insulin-dependent diabetes ... Myocarditis #Causes #differential
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
drips unless also diabetic ... DKA is essentially ... #diagnosis #differential