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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 ... 10% to 30% of DKA ... 2.6% to 3.2% of DKA ... presentation to EDKA ... #DKA #EDKA #Insulin
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Symptoms:
• Abdominal pain
• Nausea
• Polyuria
• Polydipsia
• Vomiting
• Weight loss
•
(DKA) - Diagnosis ... • Polyuria • ... Polydipsia • Vomiting ... , and death DKA ... 200 mg/dL #DKA
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Symptoms:
• Abdominal pain
• Nausea
• Polyuria
• Polydipsia
• Vomiting
• Weight loss
•
(DKA) - Diagnosis ... • Polyuria • ... Polydipsia • Vomiting ... , and death DKA ... 200 mg/dL #DKA
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
Diabetic Ketoacidosis ... (DKA) - Pathogenesis ... Findings • Note: in DKA ... Treating DKA: 1) ... DiabeticKetoacidosis #DKA
Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
(DKA) - caused ... • Euglycemic DKA ... • DKA/HHS Overlap ... features of both DKA ... #differential #diagnosis
Typical Clinical Features of DKA:
 - 
Acetone breath 
 - Tachycardia 
 - Soft Bp
Clinical Features of DKA ... /vomifing - Abdominal ... pain - Polyuria ... #Diagnosis # ... #DKA #Symptoms
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
ABG And BMP Normal ... - Differential Diagnosis ... failure (uremia) K Ketoacidosis ... Alkalosis: - Vomiting ... #Summary #Nephrology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... (DM, DKA, octreotide ... (Assess GFR), ±VBG ... only if no clear cause ... Treatment #potassium #nephrology