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Algorithm for treatment of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) and Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar State (HHS)

#DKA #HHS #Algorithm #Diabetic #Ketoacidosis
Algorithm for treatment ... Ketoacidosis (DKA ... ) and Hyperglycemic ... (HHS) #DKA # ... HHS #Algorithm #
Pathophysiology of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) and Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome (HHS)
Absolute Insulin deficit:
 - Type I DM:
Ketoacidosis (DKA ... ) and Hyperglycemic ... Hyperosmolar Syndrome ... Polydipsia #dka ... #hyperosmolar
Ketosis Disorders - Comparison Table
 • Starvation Ketosis
 • Alcoholic Ketoacidosis (AKA)
 • Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
Ketoacidosis (DKA ... • Euglycemic DKA ... • Hyperglycemic ... Hyperosmolar State ... (HHS) • DKA/
Guideline for management of adult patients with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) or hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS)

UCSD Internal
ketoacidosis (DKA ... ) or hyperosmolar ... hyperglycemic state ... Medicine @ucsdim #DKA ... ketoacidosis #management #algorithm
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 ... a spectrum of hyperglycemic ... #ketoacidosis #hyperosmolar ... #hyperglycemic
Pathyophysiology - hyperglycemic crises in patients with diabetes 
Key signs/symptoms of HHS/DKA:
Both: Polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss,
Pathyophysiology - hyperglycemic ... symptoms of HHS/DKA ... , hypotension) DKA ... lethargy, coma, seizure ... #EM #IM #Endo #DKA
Hyperglycemic Crisis - Algorithm for DKA/HHS

Diagnostic criteria for DKA:
 • pH < 7.3
 • Anion gap
Hyperglycemic Crisis ... - Algorithm for ... criteria for DKA ... #HHS #Hyperglycemic ... #Crisis #Algorithm
Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
ketoacidosis (DKA ... • Hyperglycemic ... hyperosmolar state ... • DKA/HHS Overlap ... features of both DKA
Diagnostic Approach to Hyponatremia
Box A:
 • Normo/hyperosmolar Hyponatremia: Glucose, Mannitol, Glycine, Contrast media, Maltose
 • Pseudohyponatremia:
Box A: • Normo/hyperosmolar ... 8, Somnolence, Seizures ... Hyponatremia #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypoglycemia, Hyperglycemia ... Eclampsia, Prophyria #Seizures ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm