10 results
Ketosis Disorders - Comparison Table
 • Starvation Ketosis
 • Alcoholic Ketoacidosis (AKA)
 • Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
Ketosis Disorders ... • Starvation Ketosis ... • Alcoholic Ketoacidosis ... Ketoacidosis (DKA ... #differential #
Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
by an anion gap acidosis ... • Alcoholic ketoacidosis ... • Diabetic ketoacidosis ... marked anion gap acidosis ... #differential #
Metabolic Acidosis with Anion Gap - KILU Mnemonic

K - Ketoacidosis
	• DKA
		- With normal glucose, ask if
Metabolic Acidosis ... • DKA - With ... have -ve urine ketones ... (their ketone is ... #diagnosis #differential
Comparison of Pathologic Breathing Patterns
Biot's respiration aka ataxic respiration:
 - Periodic breathing: hyperpnea (or normopnea) and
Biot's respiration aka ... : - Metabolic acidosis ... Hyperpnea K = Ketones ... (Diabetic ketoacidosis ... Lactic acid/Lactic acidosis
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
Diabetic Ketoacidosis ... neuronal metabolism, ketone ... to a day after ketosis ... breathing) • Ketone ... #pathophysiology
Causes of Metabolic Acidosis with Elevated Anion Gap - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated Anion Gap > 12
Causes of Metabolic Acidosis ... Elevated Anion Gap - Differential ... poisoning Lactic acidosis ... Inborn errors Ketosis ... • Diabetic ketoacidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
Gap Metabolic Acidosis ... • Ketoacidosis ... potential bicarbonate: ketosis ... with ketone excretion ... #differential #
Diabetic Ketoacidosis 
Management Priorities
1. Fluids 
2. Insulin 
3. Potassium 
4. Acidosis 
5. Re-establish oral fluids,
Diabetic Ketoacidosis ... Acidosis 5. ... underlying cause #DKA ... #Diabetic #Ketoacidosis ... Management #Pediatrics #Peds
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
Tachypnea - Differential ... • Metabolic acidosis ... • DKA • Salicylate ... or starvation ketoacidosis ... exposures • Lactic acidosis
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
In Starvation Ketosis ... In Alcoholic Ketoacidosis ... DKA is essentially ... leads to severe ketoacidosis ... #diagnosis #differential