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Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
Type 2 Diabetes ... PostPrandial Insulin A1c Targets ... relative with DM2 ... #Screening #Targets ... Management #algorithm #DM2
Summary and links to five landmark trials of intensive control vs standard therapy in DM2:

 UKPDS
standard therapy in DM2 ... #PrimaryCare #Diabetes ... #DM2 #Type2 #Landmark ... Trials #HgbA1c #Targets
Diabetes Combination Tablets - Estimated A1c Lowering 
Metformin + DPP4 
• Janumet (metformin + sitagliptin) 
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Diabetes Combination ... Tablets - Estimated ... /ambcarerx #Diabetes ... #Combination #Tablets ... #Oral #DM2 #Pharmacology
Estimating the Total Daily Dose (TDD) of Insulin: Weight-Based Dosing
TDD in units of insulin = N
including most type 1 diabetics ... including most 2 diabetics ... Target pre-meal ... endocrinology #diabetes ... #DM2
Vitreous Hemorrhage on Ocular POCUS

Binocular vision loss - think cortical blindness, opt for CT/MRI
Monocular vision loss
Hemorrhage on Ocular ... POCUS Binocular ... with history of diabetes ... Vitreous #Hemorrhage #Ocular ... #POCUS #clinical
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Adnexal Masses - Benign vs Malignant Features on Ultrasound and MRI
Benign Features: 
B1- Unilocular 
B2- Presence
components with a largest ... diameter of <7 ... diameter of <100 ... Irregular solid tumor M2 ... diameter of ≥100
INSULIN CONVERSION

Total daily dose of insulin (TDD) =
& most type 2 DM ... before each meal Target ... DharSaty #insulin #diabetes ... hyperglycemia #dm2
Management of Diabetes Mellitus in Patients With CKD

1. Monitor for changes in BP, serum creatinine, &
Management of Diabetes ... ml/min per 1.73 m2 ... or Type 2 diabetes ... attain intermediate targets ... #Diabetes #CKD #
Algorithm for diagnosing ICP elevation with ocular sonography

#Diagnosis #POCUS #Ocular #ICP #Elevation #Intracranial #Pressure #Evaluation #Algorithm
elevation with ocular ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Ocular #ICP #Elevation ... Papilledema #OpticNerve #Diameter
DPP4 Inhibitors - Normal and Renal Dosing

Increase Incretins (GLP-I & GIP) -> Stimulates Insulin, Inhibits Glucagon
to effects or target ... Pharmacology #Management #Diabetes ... #DM2 #Endocrinology