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Feb 16, 2024
Ending on:
Feb 16, 2024
Moderator(s):
Plainsview Hospital
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3 Points
Provider:
Plainsview Nursing Home
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Feb 16, 2024
Ending on:
Feb 16, 2024
Moderator(s):
Mrs
JANE IKONYA
MBChB
Venue: MBChB
Plainsview Hospital
Max Credits:
3 Points
Provider:
Plainsview Nursing Home
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HSS
Starting on:
Feb 16, 2024
Feb 16, 2024
Ending on:
Feb 16, 2024
Feb 16, 2024
Venue:
Plainsview Hospital
Plainsview Hospital
Description
Diagnosis criteria for HHS Laboratory glucose >30mmol/L. Serum osmolality >320mosmol/kg [calculate serum osmolality: 2(Na+ + K+) + glucose + urea] Venous blood gas [H+] <50nmol/L. Venous bicarbonate >15mmol/L. Capillary blood ketones <3mmol/L (urine ketones <3+). Possible Complications Shock. Blood clot formation. Brain swelling (cerebral edema) Increased blood acid level
Objectives
Symptoms: Signs of dehydration, altered level of consciousness
Treatment: Intravenous fluids, insulin, low molecular weight heparin, antibiotics
Diagnostic method: Blood tests
Complications: Disseminated intravascular coagulopathy, mesenteric artery occlusion, rhabdomyolysis
Presenters
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Dr.
JANE IKONYA
MBChB
General Practise