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Critical Care, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, DKA, Fluid Resuscitaiton, Fluids, ICU, IV Fluids, Normal Saline, Uncategorized
SCOPE-DKA: Normal Saline vs Plasmalyte in Severe DKA
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 (ICU). While intravenous fluid replacement...
Marco Torres | November 22, 2021
DKA, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, fluid resuscitation, HHS, insulin, Medical Specialty
Ep 147 HHS Recognition and ED Management
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 management of Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar State...
Anton Helman | October 13, 2020
DKA, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, fluid resuscitation, HHS, insulin, Medical Specialty
Ep 147 HHS Recognition and ED Management
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 management of Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar State...
Anton Helman | October 13, 2020
Asthma Exacerbation, Bougie-Assisted Cricothyrotomy, Calcium Channel Blocker Toxicity, D-Dimer, DKA, ECG, EKG, Euglycemic DKA, Lewis Lead, Metabolic Cocktail, Modified Sgarbossa Criteria, PEGeD, Peripheral Pressors, ResusX Rewired, Status Asthmaticus, T Wave, TBI, Traumatic Brain Injury, Uncategorized, VExUS Score, Vitamin C, YEARS Study
Pearls from ResusX Rewired 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 is a conference designed by...
Marco Torres | October 10, 2020
cerebral edema, diabetic ketoacidosis, DKA, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, euglycemic DKA, hypokalemia, Medical Specialty, metabolic acidosis, Resuscitation
Ep 146 DKA Recognition and ED Management
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 the underlying cause or trigger...
Anton Helman | September 29, 2020
cerebral edema, diabetic ketoacidosis, DKA, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, euglycemic DKA, hypokalemia, Medical Specialty, metabolic acidosis, Resuscitation
Ep 146 DKA Recognition and ED Management
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 the underlying cause or trigger...
Anton Helman | September 29, 2020
adrenal crisis, Canadian CT Head Rule, Cardiology, CT head, DKA, Ears Nose & Throat, EM Cases, EM Quick Hits, Emergency Medicine, HINTS, Medical Specialty, minor head injury, Neurology, ovarian torsion, pharyngitis, posterior MI, Resuscitation, strep throat, Trauma
EM Quick Hits 17 Adrenal Crisis, Strep Throat, Posterior MI, DKA Just the Facts, Ovarian Torsion Imaging, HINTS Exam, Canadian CT Head Rule
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 McLaren on recognition of posterior...
Anton Helman | April 21, 2020
adrenal crisis, Canadian CT Head Rule, Cardiology, CT head, DKA, Ears Nose & Throat, EM Cases, EM Quick Hits, Emergency Medicine, HINTS, Medical Specialty, minor head injury, Neurology, ovarian torsion, pharyngitis, posterior MI, Resuscitation, strep throat, Trauma
EM Quick Hits 17 Adrenal Crisis, Strep Throat, Posterior MI, DKA Just the Facts, Ovarian Torsion Imaging, HINTS Exam, Canadian CT Head Rule
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 McLaren on recognition of posterior...
Anton Helman | April 21, 2020
Diabetic Ketoacidosis, DKA, Uncategorized
REBEL Core Cast 18.0 – DKA Tips and Tricks
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 is less painful and has...
Marco Torres | September 25, 2019
Best Case Ever, Canagliflozin, DKA, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, ketoacidosis, Medical Specialty, metabolic acidosis, SGLT, Walter HImmel
Best Case Ever 58 Euglycemic DKA
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 caused by the newer diabetes...
Anton Helman | June 6, 2017
Best Case Ever, Canagliflozin, DKA, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, ketoacidosis, Medical Specialty, metabolic acidosis, SGLT, Walter HImmel
Best Case Ever 58 Euglycemic DKA
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 caused by the newer diabetes...
Anton Helman | June 6, 2017
Diabetic Ketoacidosis, DKA, Mythbuster, Uncategorized
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) Myths
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 some common DKA myths. Now this...
Marco Torres | November 2, 2015
cerebral edema, DKA, EM Cases, Episodes, hypertonic saline, Medical Specialty, Pediatrics, Sarah Reid
Episode 63 – Pediatric DKA
Pediatric DKA was identified as one of key diagnoses that we need to get better at managing in a massive national needs assessment conducted by the fine folks at TREKK...
Anton Helman | April 28, 2015

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