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Pathogenesis of Diabetic Ketoacidosis - Insulin deficiency or severe insulin insensitivity 

#DKA #Pathophysiology #Endocrinology #Diabetes #Ketoacidosis
- Insulin deficiency ... or severe insulin ... insensitivity #DKA ... Pathophysiology #Endocrinology ... #Diabetes #Ketoacidosis
Pathophysiology of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) and Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome (HHS)
Absolute Insulin deficit:
 - Type I DM:
(DKA) and Hyperglycemic ... Hyperosmolar Syndrome (HHS ... #comparison #endocrinology ... #diabetes #diabetic ... #ketoacidosis #
Pathophysiology and Effects of Insulin Deficiency

#Insulin #Deficiency #DKA #Ketoacidosis #Diabetes #Pathophysiology #Endocrinology
and Effects of Insulin ... #Deficiency #DKA ... #Ketoacidosis # ... Diabetes #Pathophysiology ... #Endocrinology
Diabetic Ketoacidosis Algorithm (DKA)

-  Usama Nasir MD @usamanasirmd 

#Diabetic #Ketoacidosis #Algorithm #DKA #Diabetes #Management #Endocrinology
Diabetic Ketoacidosis ... Algorithm (DKA) ... #Algorithm #DKA ... #Diabetes #Management ... #Endocrinology
DKA vs HHS
 - Think of DKA and HHS on a spectrum of hyperglycemic emergencies
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DKA vs HHS - Think ... of DKA and HHS ... = insulin sensitive ... laboratory #diagnosis #endocrinology ... comparison #diabetic #ketoacidosis
Guideline for management of adult patients with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) or hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS)

UCSD Internal
(DKA) or hyperosmolar ... Medicine @ucsdim #DKA ... #HHS #ketoacidosis ... #management #algorithm ... #diabetes #treatment
Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
• Alcoholic ketoacidosis ... (DKA) - caused ... Glucosuria causes ... • DKA/HHS Overlap ... diagnosis #management #endocrinology
Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)

DKA is a result of an absolute or relative insulin
(DKA) DKA is ... Insulin is the primary ... In DKA, the normal ... #DKA #Diabetes ... #Endocrinology
DKA DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA:
1. Serum glucose >250 mg/dL
2. Arterial pH <7.3
3. Serum bicarbonate <18 mEq/L
4. At least
patients with type 2 diabetes ... have new-onset diabetes ... Continue insulin ... and acidosis has ... #DKA #EDKA #Insulin
"Eight I's" mnemonic for the main causes of hyperglycemia. #hhs #dka #ketoacidosis #diabetes #diabetic #em #differential
mnemonic for the main causes ... #hhs #dka #ketoacidosis ... #diabetes #diabetic