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Lactic acidosis secondary to metformin overdose: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Metformin is a commonly used treatment modality in type 2 diabetes mellitus, with a well documented side effect of lactic acidosis. In the intensive care setting lactate and pH levels are regularly used as a useful predictor of poor prognosis. In this article we highlight how high lact...

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Autores principales: Timbrell, Simon, Wilbourn, Gary, Harper, James, Liddle, Alan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3469375/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22857657
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-6-230