Fatal Metformin Overdose Presenting with Progressive Hyperglycemia

A 29-year-old man with no history of diabetes ingested over 60 grams of metformin in a suicide attempt. He presented to the emergency department with acute renal insufficiency, severe lactic acidosis, and rapidly-progressive hyperglycemia. The patient’s peak serum glucose level of 707 mg/dL is the h...

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Autores principales: Suchard, Jeffrey R., Grotsky, Thomas A.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2008
Materias:
Toxicology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2672258/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19561734

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