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Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
bodies are a normal metabolic ... (DKA) - caused ... Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar ... Glucosuria causes ... #differential #diagnosis
"Eight I's" mnemonic for the main causes of hyperglycemia. #hhs #dka #ketoacidosis #diabetes #diabetic #em #differential
"Eight I's" mnemonic ... for the main causes ... #hhs #dka #ketoacidosis ... #differential #diagnosis
Metabolic Acidosis with Anion Gap - KILU Mnemonic

K - Ketoacidosis
	• DKA
		- With normal glucose, ask if
Metabolic Acidosis ... Anion Gap - KILU Mnemonic ... • DKA - With ... in lit), iron (pediatric ... #Acidosis #diagnosis
DKA DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA:
1. Serum glucose >250 mg/dL
2. Arterial pH <7.3
3. Serum bicarbonate <18 mEq/L
4. At least
DKA DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA ... cases occur in ... Alcoholic ketoacidosis ... significant anion gap metabolic ... production, the rate of metabolism
GOLDMARK - Mnemonic for Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
G - Glycols
O - Oxoproline
L - L-Lactate
D - D-Lactate
M
GOLDMARK - Mnemonic ... for Anion Gap Metabolic ... Renal Failure K - Ketoacidosis ... #Acidosis #diagnosis ... #differential #causes
High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis (HAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis - GOLDMARK

Glycols - ethylene and propylene glycol
Oxoproline
- Differential Diagnosis ... salicylate toxicity causes ... lactic & ketoacidosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #GOLDMARK #mnemonic
Types of Anion Gap Acidosis - AGAPS KIL U - Mnemonic
Ketoacidosis: Alcoholic Ketoacidosis, Starvation Ketoacidosis, Starvation
AGAPS KIL U - Mnemonic ... From Anaerobic metabolism ... Acidosis #AGAPSKILU #mnemonic ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes
Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Urinary Chloride
 • Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm - Urinary ... , Alcoholic ketoacidosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
 •
Pediatric Dyspnea ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Stridor ... Disease • Diabetic Ketoacidosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Anemia Metabolic ... : • Metabolic ... acidosis • DKA ... or starvation ketoacidosis