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Metformin-Induced Lactic Acidosis: A Case Study

Metformin is the first line management for patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Metformin-induced lactic acidosis (MALA) is a severe side effect of metformin in high doses. However, there have not been many reported cases of MALA. The threshold metformin concentration needed to induce lactic acid...

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Autores principales: Chowdhury, Waliul, Lodhi, Muhammad Uzair, Syed, Intekhab Askari, Ahmed, Umer, Miller, Maxwell, Rahim, Mustafa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5884577/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29637033
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2152