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Ketosis Disorders - Comparison Table
 • Starvation Ketosis
 • Alcoholic Ketoacidosis (AKA)
 • Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
- Comparison Table ... • Alcoholic Ketoacidosis ... Ketoacidosis (DKA ... diagnosis #management #endocrinology ... #comparison #table
Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
of re-feeding syndrome ... • Alcoholic ketoacidosis ... • Diabetic ketoacidosis ... (DKA) - caused ... diagnosis #management #endocrinology
Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)

DKA is a result of an absolute or relative insulin
(DKA) DKA is ... primary anabolic hormone ... counterregulatory hormones ... #Pathophysiology ... #Endocrinology
Pathophysiology of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) and Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome (HHS)
Absolute Insulin deficit:
 - Type I DM:
Pathophysiology ... of Diabetic Ketoacidosis ... (DKA) and Hyperglycemic ... Hyperosmolar Syndrome ... #comparison #endocrinology
DKA vs HHS
 - Think of DKA and HHS on a spectrum of hyperglycemic emergencies
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and starvation ketosis ... #HHS #comparison ... laboratory #diagnosis #endocrinology ... #comparison #diabetic ... #ketoacidosis #
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
Diabetic Ketoacidosis ... to a day after ketosis ... breathing) • Ketone ... #pathophysiology ... #endocrinology
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
In Starvation Ketosis ... In Alcoholic Ketoacidosis ... circulating stress hormones ... for Refeeding Syndrome ... DKA is essentially