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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 #
Diabetic Ketoacidosis 
Management Priorities
1. Fluids 
2. Insulin 
3. Potassium 
4. Acidosis 
5. Re-establish oral fluids,
Diabetic Ketoacidosis ... Insulin 3. ... Potassium 4. ... an underlying cause ... #Diabetes #Management
Pathophysiology and Effects of Insulin Deficiency

#Insulin #Deficiency #DKA #Ketoacidosis #Diabetes #Pathophysiology #Endocrinology
Pathophysiology ... and Effects of Insulin ... Deficiency #Insulin ... Deficiency #DKA #Ketoacidosis ... #Diabetes #Pathophysiology
Pathophysiology of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) and Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome (HHS)
Absolute Insulin deficit:
 - Type I DM:
Pathophysiology ... of Diabetic Ketoacidosis ... #dka #hhs #pathophysiology ... endocrinology #diabetes ... #diabetic #ketoacidosis
Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)

DKA is a result of an absolute or relative insulin
Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology ... of Diabetic Ketoacidosis ... details of the pathophysiology ... #Pathophysiology ... #DKA #Diabetes
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Increased Loss 
 - Increased GI Loss
 - Increased Urinary
Causes of Hypokalemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... K+ into cells: Insulin ... #causes #potassium ... #low #pathophysiology
Events Resulting from Acute Insulin Deficiency in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

If left untreated, insulin deficiency may
Resulting from Acute Insulin ... Deficiency in Type 1 Diabetes ... #DKA #Ketoacidosis ... #Diabetes #Mellitus ... #Pathophysiology
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 subcutaneous insulin ... #DKA #EDKA #Insulin
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Causes of Hypokalemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Ureterosigmoidostomy, Diabetic ketoacidosis ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm ... #potassium
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
Diabetic Ketoacidosis ... out of cells may cause ... along with IV insulin ... DiabeticKetoacidosis #DKA #pathophysiology ... endocrinology #diabetes