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Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
Diabetic Ketoacidosis ... to be falsely normal ... DiabeticKetoacidosis #DKA #pathophysiology ... #endocrinology ... #diabetes
Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
Diabetic ketoacidosis ... (DKA) - caused ... Glucosuria causes ... differential #diagnosis #management ... #endocrinology
Diabetes Morning Hyperglycemia - Dawn Phenomenon vs Somogyi Effect 

When patients FBG's are elevated each morning
Diabetes Morning ... experiencing the normal ... insulin levels causes ... Hyperglycemia #Diagnosis #Management ... #Endocrinology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... CSF PROTEIN - NORMAL ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... Sjogren's • CSF: - Abnormal ... • Infectious causes ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... SPS #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... protein with a normal ... the underlying pathophysiology ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Scleroderma Renal Crisis (SRC)

Clinical Presentation of Scleroderma Renal Crisis:
1) Acute kidney injury
2) Abrupt onset of hypertension
3)
hypertension 3) Abnormal ... anemia (MAHA) Pathophysiology ... of arteries Management ... • Refractory cases ... #rheumatology #nephrology
Gitelman Syndrome Overview

What?
• Inherited (AR) hypokalemic salt-losing tubulopathies affecting the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter
• Gitelman's syndrome
convoluted tubule (DCT ... Metabolic alkalosis • Normal ... Syndrome #diagnosis #nephrology ... #management #pathophysiology
Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)
ET is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm. Most cases are related to mutations that affect
Most cases are related ... MI, stroke, DVT/ ... are usually near-normal ... Hydroxyurea + anticoagulation ... hematology #diagnosis #management