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Pathyophysiology - hyperglycemic crises in patients with diabetes 
Key signs/symptoms of HHS/DKA:
Both: Polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss,
hyperglycemic crises ... diabetes Key signs/symptoms ... of HHS/DKA: Both ... (dry MM, skin turgor ... , N/V, diffuse abdominal
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Symptoms:
• Abdominal pain
• Nausea
• Polyuria
• Polydipsia
• Vomiting
• Weight loss
•
) - Diagnosis and ... Management Summary Symptoms ... : • Abdominal pain ... • Nausea • Polyuria ... #Ketoacidosis #Diagnosis
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Symptoms:
• Abdominal pain
• Nausea
• Polyuria
• Polydipsia
• Vomiting
• Weight loss
•
) - Diagnosis and ... Management Summary Symptoms ... : • Abdominal pain ... • Nausea • Polyuria ... #Ketoacidosis #Diagnosis
DKA DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA:
1. Serum glucose >250 mg/dL
2. Arterial pH <7.3
3. Serum bicarbonate <18 mEq/L
4. At least
DKA DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA ... cases occur in ... ketoacidosis include nausea ... , vomiting, abdominal ... the anion gap closes
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
Ketoacidosis (DKA ... Findings • Note: in DKA ... out of cells may cause ... Signs/Symptoms/Complications ... resting HR) • Abdominal
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes ... - Differential Diagnosis ... monoxide poisoning, DKA ... Acute #Chronic #Causes ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Diagnosis Framework ... did not yield a diagnosis ... changes • Urinary symptoms ... Recurrent: Consider tumor ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Neurologic symptoms ... a mass as the cause ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Typical Clinical Features of DKA:
 - 
Acetone breath 
 - Tachycardia 
 - Soft Bp
Clinical Features of DKA ... respirations - Nausea ... /vomifing - Abdominal ... - Polyuria #Diagnosis ... #Symptoms #Signs
Bilateral Acute Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Complete/ Partial Homonymous Hemianopia
 • Infarct
 • Intracranial Hemorrhage
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hemorrhage • Tumor ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology