Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS) are two conditions that can present similarly. Differentiating…
Tag: Endocrine
What’s Your Diagnosis? Acid-Base Disturbances: An Emergency Department Approach
Welcome to this month’s What’s Your Diagnosis Challenge! But before we begin, check out if you…
A Systematic Approach Diabetic Hyperglycemic Emergencies
Midway through your shift, a 30-year-old man presents in DKA. He is a known type 1…
What’s Your Diagnosis? A 6-Month-Old Boy Who Presents With Poor Weight Gain
Welcome to this month’s What’s Your Diagnosis Challenge! Case Presentation: a 6-month-old boy who presents with…
What’s Your Diagnosis? Ill-appearing and Tachypneic 23-year-old
Case Presentation: Ill-appearing and Tachypneic 23-year-old Midway through your shift, a 23-year-old woman arrives by EMS.…