SCOPE-DKA: Normal Saline vs Plasmalyte in Severe DKA
November 22, 2021
Background Information: Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) is a life-threatening complication of diabetes that we frequently encounter in both the emergency department (ED) and intensive care unit...
Marco Torres
Ep 147 HHS Recognition and ED Management
October 13, 2020
In this podcast, Part 2 of our diabetic emergencies series with Melanie Baimel, Bourke Tillmann and Leeor Sommer, we dive into the recognition and ED...
Anton Helman
Pearls from ResusX Rewired 2020
October 10, 2020
From Oct 6th – 8th, 2020, Haney Mallemat (@CriticalCareNow) and his team put on an absolutely amazing online critical care conference called ResusX Rewired. ResusX...
Ep 146 DKA Recognition and ED Management
September 29, 2020
In this first part of our 2-part podcast on DKA and HHS, Drs Melanie Baimel, Bourke Tillman and Leeor Sommer discuss the importance of identifying...
EM Quick Hits 17 Adrenal Crisis, Strep Throat, Posterior MI, DKA Just the Facts, Ovarian Torsion Imaging, HINTS Exam, Canadian CT Head Rule
April 21, 2020
Anand Swaminathan on recognition and ED management of adrenal crisis, Maria Ivankovic on indications for antibiotics in strep throat from EM Cases Course 2020, Jesse...
REBEL Core Cast 18.0 – DKA Tips and Tricks
September 25, 2019
Take Home Points When looking at pH and bicarb, the differences between VBG and ABG are miniscule. For DKA patients, stick with the VBG as...
Best Case Ever 58 Euglycemic DKA
June 6, 2017
It's not only run of the mill DKA, starvation and alcoholic ketoacidosis that can cause a metabolic acidosis with elevated ketones. Euglycemic DKA can be...
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) Myths
November 2, 2015
Recently, I was asked to give a lecture to both my residents and nurses at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) on...