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Extreme lactic acidosis type B associated with metformin treatment
The elimination of metformin is exclusively through the kidneys and elevated plasma concentrations can cause lactic acidosis. We report a case of severe lactic acidosis (pH 6.60) occuring with ostensibly normal therapeutic doses of metformin in the setting of acute renal failure. Continuous veno-ven...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4421670/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25984205 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ndtplus/sfr110 |