Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Ketosis Disorders - Comparison Table
 β€’ Starvation Ketosis
 β€’ Alcoholic Ketoacidosis (AKA)
 β€’ Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
Ketosis Disorders ... - Comparison Table ... Starvation Ketosis β€’ Alcoholic ... #differential #diagnosis ... #management #endocrinology
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 β€’ RHABDOMYOLYSIS
CK Elevation (Pain ... amphetamines, alcohol ... Illness: viral (COVID19 ... Causes (Weakness > Pain ... #differential #diagnosis
Summary of meta-analysis of pharmacotherapy trials in BPD
https://www.cochrane.org/CD005652/BEHAV_psychological-therapies-borderline-personality-disorder
Meta-analyses of RCTs were undertaken for the following outcomes:
Guideline for the Management ... updated systematic review ... summarised in Tables ... #Pharmacology # ... Effectiveness #Table
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
for Treatment of Alcohol ... Use Disorder ... include abdominal pain ... #UseDisorder #Management ... #Medications #Pharmacology
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
test panel - Review ... Pain control - ... gram Q6hr) and pain-dose ... limit them as able ... Pancreatitis #Checklist #Diagnosis
Alcohol Use Disorder - Maintenance Treatment
Naltrexone (first line) - First line for most people without contraindications
Alcohol Use Disorder ... if also chronic pain ... Maintenance #Treatment #management ... #pharmacology # ... table #addiction
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 β€’ Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
dysfunction, and/or disorders ... GI - glossitis (pain ... of tongue), abd pain ... , intestinal), alcohol ... #management #nutrition