How this exercise works
Match each presentation to the most likely diagnosis and treatment pathway — consider classic symptom clusters and immediate ALS interventions.
Fundamental concept
Matching symptom clusters to likely diagnoses—DKA, pulmonary embolism, adrenal crisis, and toxicologic presentations.
Read: Medical Emergency Pattern Recognition →Scenario
Match each presentation to the most likely endocrine emergency.
Match each finding to the correct diagnosis.
Hot skin, agitation, HR 140, glucose 420 mg/dL, fruity breath absent
Cool clammy, glucose 48 mg/dL, diaphoresis, responds to oral glucose
Kussmaul respirations, glucose 520, vomiting, pH 7.18 on i-STAT
Hypotension, hyperkalemia, hyperpigmentation, chronic steroid use missed
