DKA vs HHS | Endocrine System (Part 4)

For lesson 4, we are taking a look at DKA vs HHS. Diabetic ketoacidosis vs hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state. These are 2 hyperglycemic emergencies that we will often see in caring for our patients in the ICU.

We start off talking about DKA and what exactly DKA is and the defining characteristics. We also talk about the causes that lead out patients in to DKA. From there we take a deep dive in to the pathophysiology of DKA and fully break it down in a way in which hopefully will make it easy to follow and understand. Finally we talk about the signs and symptoms that you will see with DKA.

Next we move on and talk about HHS and how it is defined and its characteristics, compared to DKA. We talk about the causes being very similar to that of DKA, and then move in to talk about the pathophysiology and most importantly, how it differs from DKA. This leads us in to talking about some of signs and symptoms of DKA that are not seen in HHS.

Finally we cover the treatment of both of these hyperglycemia emergencies. The treatment is almost exactly the same for both of these focusing on 4 major areas of treatment.

Hopefully at the end of this lesson you will have a much better understanding of both DKA and HHS as well as the ways in which they are similar as well as the ways in which they are different and how we would reco

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Coming up in the next lesson, we will be taking a look at DI vs SIADH:    • DI vs SIADH | Endocrine System (Part 5)  

Don't forget to check out the playlist for this series of lessons here:    • Endocrine System  

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