Kirilla ClinMed Flashcards
What does Diabetes Mellitis mean?
- DB => excessive urination
- Mellitis => sweet as honey
What are the MULTIPLE names for capillary glucose monitoring, including glucose monitoring that occurs in outpatient setting?
- FSG (Fingerstick glucose)
- BSG (Bedside glucose)
- Accucheck (MC used monitor)
- Outpatient:
- HGM (home glucose monitoring)
- GSM (glucose self-monitoring)
- SBGM (self-blood glucose monitoring
What is the difference between basal insulin & bolus insulin?
- Basal insulin: long-acting insulin used to acheive a more steady state of glucose control (to mimic baseline insulin levels in non-DB)
- Bolus insulin is adjusted at meal and based on FSG +/- carb count
Signs/Sx of DM (6)
- Poluria (excessive urination) = large amount, more frequently
- Polydipsia (excessive thirst)
- Nocturia (waking up to pee)
- Blurred vision (depending on blood sugar)
- Unintentional WL
- Frequent infections, even with tx and clearance
Guidlines for DB Dx
- Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) > 126 (7.0 mmol/L)
- 2-hour plasma glucose value of > 200 mg/dL (11.1 mmol/L) during a 75g OGTT (oral glucose tolerance test)
- 3. HbA1c > 6.5% (48mmol/mol)
Recommend monitoring for long term chronic care to prevent/detect common complications from DB
HbA1C levels (3 month average of blood glucose) –done every 3-4 months to monitor control typically w/ venipuncture.
- Less than 6.5% is ideal, however, lows can cause syncope/increase risk of falls.
Other names for HbA1C tests?
- Hemoglobin A1C
- HbA1C
- GHbA1C
- Glycoslylated Hb
Common presenting signs that may be caused by DM
- AMS
- Abdominal pain
- Dehydration
Formulate a differential diagnosis for common presenting signs and symptoms that may be caused by DM
AMS
“AEIOUTIPS”
- Alcohol
- Epilepsy + seizures
- Infection
- OD
- Uremia
- Trauma
- Insulin (high/low BS)
- Poisoning/psychosis
- Stroke
Formulate a differential diagnosis for common presenting signs and symptoms that may be caused by DM
Abdominal Pain
BAD GUT PAINS
- Bowel obstruction
- Appy/adentitis
- Divertivulitis, DKA, dysentary/diarrhea drug withdrawal
- Gastroenteritis (GB disease/stones, obstruction, infection)
- UTI/obstruction
- Testicular torsion
- Pneumonia/pleurisy/pancreatitis/ perforated bowel/peptic ulcer/porphyria
- Abdominal aneurysm
- IN (infracted bowel, myocardium (AMI), inflammatory bowel disease)
- Splenic rupture/infarction/ sicckle cell pain crisis
What are acute complications of DM?
- DKA
- HHS (hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome) aka NKHS (non-ketotic hyperosmolar state) and HNKC (hyperosmolar non-ketotic coma)
What can cause DKA?
- Inadequate insulin administration
- Infection (pneumonia, UTI, gastroentiritis, sepsis)
- Infarction (coronary, cerebral, mesenteric, peripheral)
- Surgery
- Drugs (cocaine)
Initial symptoms of DKA
- Anorexia
- N/V
- Poluria
- Thirst
===> Progression of symptoms of DKA
- Abdominal pain
- AMS
- Coma
What are the clinical signs of DKA?
- Kussmaul respirations (rapid and deep)
- Acetone (fruity) breath
- Dry mucuous membranes
- Poor skin turgor
- Tachycardia
- HTN
- Fever, abdominal tenderness
What kind of acidosis does DKA cause?
High anion-gap metabolic acidosis
DDx for High Anion Gap Acidosis
MUDPILES
- Methanol
- Uremia
- DKA
- Paraledehyde
- Isopropyl alcohol, iron, INH (isoniazid)
- Lactic acidosis
- Ethylene glycol
- Salicylates
How are those with DKA treated?
ICU: frequent monitoring of [general status, VS, glucose and other labs]
- Acid-base status
- Renal fx
- K+ & other electrolytes
How should fluid replaced in DKA?
1-2-3 method
- 2 –3 liters NS (0.9% Normal Saline) over first 1-3 hours (5-10 ml/kg/hr)
- Then, 1/2 strength saline (0.45%) at 150 ml/hr
- When glucose reaches 250 mg/dl, switch to D5 1/2 NS (5% dextrose and 0.45% saline) at 100 –200 ml/hr
What is the fluid deficit in those with DKA?
3 -5 L
How should insulin be replaced in DKA?
- 10 –20 units IV/IM (or 0.15/kg)
- Then, 5-10 units/hr continuous IV (or 0.05 –0.1/kg/hr)
- If no response in 1-2 hrs => increase (orders can be written with guidelines to titrate)
How can we evaluate for underlying causes of DKA?
- Cultures
- Drug screen
- EKG
- CXR
- Ask pt/family
How to monitor a patient with DKA?
- BSG/hr
- Electrolytes/2-4 hours +/- ABGs
- Check clinical status /hr
- Vitals (BP, P, RR)
- Mental status
- Fluid I & O
When should K+ be replaced in DKA?
What should be kept in mind when replacing?
If serum K+ is [< 5.5 mEq/L]
- Kidney fx
- Baseline EKG and continously monitor <3 for changes
- Verify urinary output and measure q 1 hour; intially will probably need a indweling folley catheter
Treatment goals of DKA
- Increase rate of glucose utilization in insulin-dependent tissue to get glucose to 150-250)
- Reverse ketonemia and acidosis
- Correct depletion of water and electrolytes