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Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
and Management Algorithm ... -> Start Basal Insulin ... relative with DM2 ... • Secondary Causes ... Targets #Management #algorithm
Estimating the Total Daily Dose (TDD) of Insulin: Weight-Based Dosing
TDD in units of insulin = N
Total Daily Dose (TDD ... Dosing TDD in ... Calculate TDD 2 ... @DharSaty #TDD ... endocrinology #diabetes #DM2
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Inpatient Medication Guide

Classes: Biguanide, Sulfonylurea, TZD, DPP-4 inhibitor, GLP-1 receptor agonist, SGLT2i,
Medication Guide Classes ... daily dose of insulin ... • Weight-based insulin ... Diabetes #Mellitus #DM2 ... pharmacology #comparison #table
Diabetes Medications Summary Table
Insulin
Lifestyle modifications
Metformin
Sulfonylureas
GLP-1 receptor agonists - ↓ major adverse CV events
TZDs
DPP-4 inhibitors
SGLT2 inhibitors -
Medications Summary Table ... Insulin Lifestyle ... #medications #table ... endocrinology #dm2
INSULIN CONVERSION

Total daily dose of insulin (TDD) =
INSULIN CONVERSION ... daily dose of insulin ... (TDD) = ... & most type 2 DM ... hyperglycemia #dm2
Metformin Pharmacology Summary
Mechanisms of Action:
 • Suppresses gluconeogenesis by the liver
 • Increases insulin-mediated glucose utilization
• Increases insulin-mediated ... agent • Does not cause ... mL/minute/1.73 m2 ... e.g. diarrhea, nausea ... Pharmacology #Summary #DM2
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Increased Loss 
 - Increased GI Loss
 - Increased Urinary
Causes of Hypokalemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... K+ into cells: Insulin ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes #potassium
Bradycardia Diagnostic and Management Algorithm

CONSIDER ETIOLOGY (not inclusive): 
 - STRUCTURAL: sick sinus, AV block, ischemia,
and Management Algorithm ... LIFE THREATENING CAUSES ... digoxin) - Tx: insulin ... calcium, albuterol, insulin ... #Bradycardia #Algorithm
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Low intake 
• poor oral intake 

Renal loss 
• Medication 
• Hypomagnesemia 
•
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Adrenergic excess • Insulin ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Classification
GLP-1 Receptor Agonists - Pharmacology Summary
Mechanisms of Action: Stimulate glucose-dependent insulin release from the pancreas (GLP-1
glucose-dependent insulin ... Ozempic), or daily tablet ... e.g. diarrhea, nausea ... not definitively cause ... Pharmacology #Summary #DM2