Diabetic Ketoacidosis; Roadside to Resus

Tracheostomy and laryngectomy emergencies are classic high-acuity, low-frequency situations. They do not happen every day, but when they do, airway problems can develop quickly, and the wrong intervention can make things significantly worse. In this episode, we work through the p ...  Show more

Welcome back to July's Papers of the Month. This month we've got three papers that tackle some of the biggest questions we face in emergency and critical care medicine. They're all very different studies, but each one looks at an intervention that many of us use, or at least thin ...  Show more

This is a topic episode on Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA). We'll discuss the diagnosis and treatment of this complex disease process and how to avoid pitfalls that can harm the patient. There will also be tons of clinical pearls including treatment of DKA's cousin Hyperglycemic Hype ...  Show more

This podcast presents an approach to management of diabetic ketoacidosis in children. In this episode, listeners will learn signs and symptoms, diagnostic criteria, and the differential diagnosis for triggers of diabetic ketoacidosis. This podcast was created by Dr. Carly Rumley ...  Show more

In this episode, we cover the anatomy of a DKA resuscitation. Check the post out for some juicy pearls. As always, the pitfalls: Missing an underlying cause of DKA, especially sepsis.  The primary cause of death among patients admitted with DKA isn't the DKA itself, but rather as ...  Show more

In this episode, we review the high-yield topic of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) from the Endocrine section.