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The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast

REBOOT #25 Master Hyperglycemia and DKA

The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast

The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Science, Higher Education, Education

4.83.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Master the management of hyperglycemia, DKA, and learn to avoid common pitfalls. This episode is packed with clinical pearls from repeat guest, Endocrinologist, Dr. Jeffrey Colburn. Get the original show notes here!

Prior diabetes episodes:

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Show Segments

  • Intro
  • Rapid fire questions
  • Definitions and classification of diabetes
  • DKA in type 2 diabetes?
  • Pathophysiology of DKA
  • Severe hyperglycemia mislabeled as DKA
  • Which type 2 diabetics get DKA?
  • The cardinal issue is dehydration
  • Starvation ketosis vs DKA vs other
  • How to handle severe hyperglycemia in outpatients
  • Sick day management in type 1 diabetes
  • Initial testing for diagnosis of DKA
  • Subcutaneous or IV insulin for DKA
  • Initial evaluation and management in ER
  • Fluids and electrolyte management
  • SGLT2 inhibitors and euglycemic DKA

Credits

  • Writer, Producer: Matthew Watto MD, FACP
  • Show Notes: Matthew Watto MD, FACP
  • Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP, Stuart Brigham MD
  • Showrunner: Matthew Watto MD, FACP
  • Technical Production: PodPaste
  • Guest: Jeffrey Colburn MD, FACP, FACE

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, curbsiders.

0:02.2

You are about to hear a curbsiders classic episode.

0:06.2

Actually probably our first episode we ever did on diabetes called Master hyperglycemia

0:10.9

and DKA.

0:12.3

This pairs very nicely with a recent episode we did, two recent episodes we did with Dr.

0:17.4

Dave Leib on inpatient hyperglycemia.

0:21.4

But we go a lot more in depth into the pathophysiology in this episode, how to recognize DKA.

0:27.5

Dr. Colburn does some great teaching on this.

0:30.0

So I'll link to Dr. Leib's episode and all the other diabetes episodes we've done in

0:35.0

the show description.

0:36.4

We wanted to post this episode to help out all these new interns starting in July because

0:41.5

they're going to be seeing a lot of diabetes in the hospital.

0:44.3

So new interns, welcome to a great career in internal medicine.

0:47.3

You have chosen well and please enjoy this curbsiders classic.

1:04.3

Welcome back to the curbsiders.

1:05.8

Hey Matt.

1:06.8

Hi.

1:07.8

This is the internal medicine podcast that uses expert interviews to bring you clinical

1:14.1

pearls and practice changing knowledge.

1:16.2

What do we need it?

1:17.2

I'm Dr. Matthew Wato here with cohosts, Dr. Paul Williams and Dr. Stuart Brigham.

1:22.3

Hey Matt, how you doing?

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