METABOLIC & ENDOCRINE DERANGEMENTS:
Clinical Relevance in the Critically Ill

Up Objectives Schedule Faculty

SCHEDULE

7:45 - 8:15 Registration

8:15 - 9:00 Endocrine Overview
Anatomy and physiology / Assessment / Mechanisms of endocrine disorders

9:00 - 10:30 Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) & Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic
Non-ketotic Syndrome (HHNS)
Physiology & pathophysiology / Insulin resistance / Stress hormones
Interpretation of labs / Calculation of corrected sodium, anion gap, and serum osmolality / Metabolic derangements and treatment

10:30 - 11:00 CASE STUDY

11:00 - 11:15 Break

11:15 - 12:00 Endocrine Disorders: Pathophysiology, Clinical Recognition, and
Nursing Management
Thyroid disorders (Myxedema Coma and Thyrotoxicosis)
Adrenal disorders (Pheochromocytoma and Acute Adrenal Crisis)

12:00 - 1:15 Lunch (on your own)

1:15 - 2:00 Regulation of Plasma Osmolality
Vasopressin and thirst / Osmolality vs. tonicity / Effect of IVFs on osmolality

2:00 - 3:00 Diabetes Insipidus and SIADH
Etiology / Clinical features / Lab tests / Treatment of acute vs. chronic hyponatremia / Nursing management
CASE STUDY

3:00 - 3:15 Break

3:15 - 4:30 Calcium, Phosphorus, and Magnesium
Imbalances / Causes / Clinical manifestations / Interpretation of serum values
Implications in critically ill patients: Effect on ECG, emergency management
CASE STUDY

 
 

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