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Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Symptoms:
• Abdominal pain
• Nausea
• Polyuria
• Polydipsia
• Vomiting
• Weight loss
•
Diabetic Ketoacidosis ... • Polyuria • ... Polydipsia • Vomiting ... ) pH > 7.3 3) AG ... #Diabetic #Ketoacidosis
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Symptoms:
• Abdominal pain
• Nausea
• Polyuria
• Polydipsia
• Vomiting
• Weight loss
•
Diabetic Ketoacidosis ... • Polyuria • ... Polydipsia • Vomiting ... ) pH > 7.3 3) AG ... #Diabetic #Ketoacidosis
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
Diabetic Ketoacidosis ... osmotic diuresis & vomiting ... Polyphagia • Polyuria ... , vomiting (Incr ... #pathophysiology
Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
consequence of fatty acid ... • Diabetic ketoacidosis ... (DKA) - caused ... Glucosuria causes ... Disorders #ketones #differential
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Ureterosigmoidostomy, Diabetic ... ketoacidosis ... • Vomiting, Nasogastric ... , glycyrrhizic acid ... #nephrology #potassium
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
failure (uremia) K Ketoacidosis ... (starvation, diabetic ... Alkalosis: - Vomiting ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology ... #VBG #differential
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
Gastrointestinal: Vomiting ... the indicated causes ... and potassium acid ... urine #Algorithm #nephrology ... #differential #