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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
Arterial pH <7.3 ... cases occur in ... ketoacidosis include nausea ... , vomiting, abdominal ... the anion gap closes
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Symptoms:
• Abdominal pain
• Nausea
• Polyuria
• Polydipsia
• Vomiting
• Weight loss
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Diabetic Ketoacidosis ... Symptoms: • Abdominal ... pain • Nausea ... > 18 mEq/L 2) pH ... #Diabetic #Ketoacidosis
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Symptoms:
• Abdominal pain
• Nausea
• Polyuria
• Polydipsia
• Vomiting
• Weight loss
•
Diabetic Ketoacidosis ... Symptoms: • Abdominal ... pain • Nausea ... > 18 mEq/L 2) pH ... #Diabetic #Ketoacidosis
Pathyophysiology - hyperglycemic crises in patients with diabetes 
Key signs/symptoms of HHS/DKA:
Both: Polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss,
hyperglycemic crises ... patients with diabetes ... symptoms of HHS/DKA ... , N/V, diffuse abdominal ... Pathophys #EM #IM #Endo
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
Diabetic Ketoacidosis ... and Clinical Findings ... out of cells may cause ... resting HR) • Abdominal ... endocrinology #diabetes
Chancroid with Bubo on Doppler POCUS

College-age male with right groin pain/swelling.  Simple abscess? 
Right groin
on Doppler POCUS ... pain/swelling case ... Sagittal Doppler video ... Had tender penile ... clinical #ultrasound
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
osmolarity If cause ... investigations depending on clinical ... Anti-GBM, Anti-ds-DNA ... renal biopsy • Abdominal ... Diagnosis #nephrology #causes
Typical Clinical Features of DKA:
 - 
Acetone breath 
 - Tachycardia 
 - Soft Bp
Typical Clinical ... Features of DKA ... respirations - Nausea ... /vomifing - Abdominal ... #Diagnosis #Diabetic
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes ... Clinical: Dyspnea ... Non-lnfiltrative: Idiopathic, Diabetic ... Cardiomyopathy #Diagnosis #Causes ... differential #cardiology #algorithm
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
of lactate as a clinical ... a multitude of clinical ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... • Type B1: - Diabetes ... mellitus/DKA