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Ketosis Disorders - Comparison Table
 • Starvation Ketosis
 • Alcoholic Ketoacidosis (AKA)
 • Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
Ketosis Disorders ... • Starvation Ketosis ... Ketoacidosis (DKA ... ) • DKA/HHS Overlap ... #Disorders #ketones
Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
Ketosis Disorders ... production of ketones ... • DKA/HHS Overlap ... #differential # ... #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 ... and starvation ketosis ... laboratory #diagnosis #endocrinology ... comparison #diabetic #ketoacidosis
Hyperglycemic Crisis - Algorithm for DKA/HHS

Diagnostic criteria for DKA:
 • pH < 7.3
 • Anion gap
• Urine/serum ketones ... • Urine/serum ketones ... Crisis #Algorithm #management ... #endocrinology ... Diabetes #DM2 #Ketoacidosis
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
Diabetic Ketoacidosis ... , body K+ is lost ... To prevent hypokalemia ... to a day after ketosis ... pathophysiology #endocrinology
Metabolic Acidosis with Anion Gap - KILU Mnemonic

K - Ketoacidosis
	• DKA
		- With normal glucose, ask if
DKA - With ... have -ve urine ketones ... (their ketone is ... APAP (rare in lit ... Acidosis #diagnosis #differential
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
In Starvation Ketosis ... In Alcoholic Ketoacidosis ... DKA is essentially ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management