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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 ... Patients with DKA ... diabeticketoacidosis #aniongap
GOLDMARK - Mnemonic for Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
G - Glycols
O - Oxoproline
L - L-Lactate
D - D-Lactate
M
GOLDMARK - Mnemonic ... Renal Failure K - Ketoacidosis ... #AnionGap #Metabolic ... #Acidosis #diagnosis ... #differential #causes
"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 ... #AnionGap #Metabolic ... #Acidosis #diagnosis
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
Types of Anion Gap Acidosis - AGAPS KIL U - Mnemonic
Ketoacidosis: Alcoholic Ketoacidosis, Starvation Ketoacidosis, Starvation
AGAPS KIL U - Mnemonic ... From Anaerobic metabolism ... UnremarkableLab #AnionGap ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes
Causes of Metabolic Acidosis with Elevated Anion Gap - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated Anion Gap > 12
Causes of Metabolic ... Algorithm Elevated ... Ketosis • Diabetic ketoacidosis ... MetabolicAcidosis #AnionGap ... #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
Pediatric Vomiting - Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hepatobiliary:
 • Acute Hepatitis
 • Acute
- Differential Diagnosis ... malrotation Endocrine/Metabolic ... • Diabetes/ DKA ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm ... wasting from other causes ... suggests extra-renal causes ... RTA, Distal RTA, DKA ... #Hypokalemia #diagnosis