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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 ... (EDKA). ... risk factor for EDKA ... #DKA #EDKA #Insulin ... diabeticketoacidosis #aniongap
Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
(DKA) - caused ... • Euglycemic DKA ... • DKA/HHS Overlap ... features of both DKA ... #differential #diagnosis
GOLDMARK - Mnemonic for Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
G - Glycols
O - Oxoproline
L - L-Lactate
D - D-Lactate
M
Renal Failure K - Ketoacidosis ... GOLDMARK #Mnemonic #AnionGap ... #Metabolic #Acidosis ... #diagnosis #differential ... #causes
Metabolic Acidosis with Anion Gap - KILU Mnemonic

K - Ketoacidosis
	• DKA
		- With normal glucose, ask if
Metabolic Acidosis ... • DKA - With ... KILU #Mnemonic #AnionGap ... #Metabolic #Acidosis ... #diagnosis #differential
Types of Anion Gap Acidosis - AGAPS KIL U - Mnemonic
Ketoacidosis: Alcoholic Ketoacidosis, Starvation Ketoacidosis, Starvation
: Alcoholic Ketoacidosis ... From Anaerobic metabolism ... UnremarkableLab #AnionGap ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Disorders - Evaluation ... and Differential Diagnosis ... chronic) of the disorder ... Differential Diagnosis ... Acidosis, Ketoacidosis
Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Urinary Chloride
 • Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
- Differential Diagnosis ... ketoacidosis, D-lactic ... • Normal acid-base ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
Acid-Base Disorders ... - Differential Diagnosis ... pH < 7.35) • Metabolic ... Acidosis (HCO3 ... #Algorithm #Causes
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Anemia Metabolic ... : • Metabolic ... acidosisDKA ... or starvation ketoacidosis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... - Differential Diagnosis ... failure (uremia) K Ketoacidosis ... #AcidBase #disorders ... bloodgas #Acid #Base