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Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Symptoms:
• Abdominal pain
• Nausea
• Polyuria
• Polydipsia
• Vomiting
• Weight loss
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) - Diagnosis and ... Management Summary Symptoms ... Abdominal pain • Nausea ... • Polyuria • ... Polydipsia • Vomiting
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 • ... Polydipsia • Vomiting
Typical Clinical Features of DKA:
 - 
Acetone breath 
 - Tachycardia 
 - Soft Bp
respirations - Nausea ... /vomifing - Abdominal ... pain - Polyuria ... #Diagnosis # ... #Symptoms #Signs
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
osmotic diuresis & vomiting ... out of cells may cause ... Signs/Symptoms/Complications ... Polyphagia • Polyuria ... , vomiting (Incr
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
/vomiting • Fatigue ... /vomiting • Abdominal ... Serum DHEAS Diagnosis ... Check sodium, potassium ... #signs #symptoms
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... - Differential Diagnosis ... and vomiting, auditory ... symptoms, unidirectonal ... /signs, bidirectional
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
no respiratory cause ... Presentation seems like DKA ... ingestion/exposure Symptoms ... : Nausea, Vomiting ... High Lactate, Low Potassium
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
involvement: Intractable nausea ... , vomiting or hiccups ... Manifestations #diagnosis ... #neurology #symptoms ... #signs
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
is unconscious, signs ... is conscious, symptoms ... and vomiting. ... abnormalities particularly potassium ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
- Differential Diagnosis ... Loss of sodium/Potassium ... → Syncope • Signs ... /Symptoms: - Lightheadedness ... , Vomiting, Diarrhea