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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
Alcoholic ketoacidosis ... gap metabolic acidosis ... Treatment with IV ... gap closes and acidosis ... diabeticketoacidosis #aniongap
Metabolic Acidosis with Anion Gap - KILU Mnemonic

K - Ketoacidosis
	• DKA
		- With normal glucose, ask if
Metabolic Acidosis ... Mnemonic K - Ketoacidosis ... • DKA - With ... KILU #Mnemonic #AnionGap ... #Metabolic #Acidosis
Diabetic Ketoacidosis 
Management Priorities
1. Fluids 
2. Insulin 
3. Potassium 
4. Acidosis 
5. Re-establish oral fluids,
Diabetic Ketoacidosis ... Acidosis 5. ... Identification and treatment ... underlying cause #DKA ... Management #Pediatrics #Peds
Comparison of Pathologic Breathing Patterns
Biot's respiration aka ataxic respiration:
 - Periodic breathing: hyperpnea (or normopnea) and
Biot's respiration aka ... : - Metabolic acidosis ... Ketones (Diabetic ketoacidosis ... Lactic acid/Lactic acidosis ... of the brain (respiratory
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
• Tachypnea: Respiratory ... • Hyperpnea: Respiratory ... • Metabolic acidosis ... • DKA • Salicylate ... or starvation ketoacidosis
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
tachypnea with no respiratory ... anion-gap metabolic acidosis ... Presentation seems like DKA ... , Respiratory Alkalosis ... diagnosis #management #Treatment
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
which all carry treatment ... In Alcoholic Ketoacidosis ... DKA is essentially ... leads to severe ketoacidosis ... algorithm #management #treatment