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Diabetes Type 2 Medication Management and Titration Algorithm
- First line therapy is metformin and comprehensive lifestyle
line therapy is metformin ... endocrinology #DMII
Metformin 
Current Renal Dose Adjustments due to Risk of Lactic Acidosis 
> 60 No adjustment 
45-60
Metformin Current ... Risk of Lactic Acidosis ... already taking metformin ... /ambcarerx #Metformin
Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
 • Diabetic Ketoacidosis ± Hyperglycemia ± Hyperosmolar
 • Alcoholic Ketoacidosis ± Hyperglycemia
Gap Metabolic Acidosis ... Type B lactic acidosis ... Drugs ( Albuterol, Metformin ... Cirrhosis • Uremic Acidosis ... AnionGap #Metabolic #Acidosis
Lactic Acidosis Classification - Type A vs Type B
Type A Lactic Acidosis: Sepsis, Ischemic bowel, Hemorrhagic
Lactic Acidosis ... Type A Lactic Acidosis ... Type B Lactic Acidosis ... Renal failure, Metformin ... Linezolid #Lactic #Acidosis
Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA) 

Pathophysiology of MALA
 - Metformin interferes with the activity of the
Metformin Associated ... Lactic Acidosis ... Pathophysiology of MALA - Metformin ... symptoms of metabolic acidosis ... Kat_Watson #MALA #Metformin
Metformin Pharmacology Summary
Mechanisms of Action:
 • Suppresses gluconeogenesis by the liver
 • Increases insulin-mediated glucose utilization
Metformin Pharmacology ... agent • Does not cause ... e.g. diarrhea, nausea ... causing lactic acidosis ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Metformin
Renal tubular acidosis (RTA): refers to a group of conditions all of which cause the same
Renal tubular acidosis ... conditions all of which cause ... result: a metabolic acidosis ... different types/causes
Kussmaul Breathing in Lactic Acidosis
Acute non-cardiopulmonary dyspnoea. 70 ys, DM, vomiting and URQ abdominal pain since
Breathing in Lactic Acidosis ... severe lactic acidosis ... regularly taken metformin ... for metabolic acidosis
Cat Mudpiles - Causes of high anion-gap metabolic acidosis

#CATMUDPILES #AnionGap #Metabolic #Acidosis #Mnemonic #Diagnosis #MUDPILECATS
Cat Mudpiles - Causes ... anion-gap metabolic acidosis ... AnionGap #Metabolic #Acidosis
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
Hypoglycemic (First Line: Metformin ... • Secondary Causes ... algorithm #DM2 #DMII