Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis in the Intensive Care Unit: A Rare Condition Mimicking Sepsis

Metformin-associated lactic acidosis (MALA) is a rare but serious complication of metformin use, associated with high mortality. MALA can occur any time a patient on metformin suffers disruption in renal function resulting in the accumulation of metformin. A 63-year-old man with a history of non-ins...

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Autores principales: Sendil, Selin, Yarlagadda, Keerthi, Lawal, Halimat, Nookala, Vinod, Shingala, Hiren
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7370668/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32699722
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9119

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7370668/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32699722
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9119

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