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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 ... significant anion gap metabolic ... acidosis and ketonemia ... gap closes and acidosis ... diabeticketoacidosis #aniongap
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
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity ... - Diagnosis and ... seems like DKA, ... , Diaphoresis, Pulmonary ... #Toxicology #diagnosis
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Anemia Metabolic ... Tachypnea: • Metabolic ... acidosisDKA ... or starvation ketoacidosis
Comparison of Pathologic Breathing Patterns
Biot's respiration aka ataxic respiration:
 - Periodic breathing: hyperpnea (or normopnea) and
Biot's respiration aka ... breathing: - Metabolic ... Ketones (Diabetic ketoacidosis ... #Respiratory #pulmonary ... #diagnosis #comparison
Salicylate Poisoning - Toxicology

Acute toxicity = vomiting, tachypnea, tinnitus, diaphoresis, and lethargy. This may progress to
Salicylate Poisoning - Toxicology ... alkalosis and metabolic ... acidosis. ... #Toxicology #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Propofol-Related Infusion Syndrome (PRIS)

Diagnosis is based on a constellation of clinical suspicion and biochemical signs including:
Syndrome (PRIS) Diagnosis ... Hyperlactatemia • Metabolic ... acidosis • Rhabdomyolysis ... #Management #Pharmacology ... #Toxicity #Toxicology
Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis (AGMA) Differential Diagnosis - MUDPILES and GOLDMARK

M - Methanol
U - Uremia
D -
Anion Gap Metabolic ... D - Diabetic Ketoacidosis ... (DKA) P - Phenformin ... Renal failure K - Ketoacidosis ... and paraldehyde toxicity
Phases of Colchicine Toxicity
 - Early Phase (0-24h) 
 - Multi-organ failure Phase (1-7 days)
of Colchicine Toxicity ... : Metabolic acidosis ... #Toxicology #Phases ... #Pharmacology # ... Diagnosis