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The usefulness of measuring the anion gap in diagnosing metformin-associated lactic acidosis: a case series

BACKGROUND: Metformin-associated lactic acidosis (MALA) is a widely documented adverse event of metformin. Despite being considered one of the main causes of metabolic acidosis, the association between an anion gap and MALA diagnosis is still uncertain. CASE PRESENTATION: Cases involving six Caucasi...

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Autores principales: Ruiz-Ramos, Jesus, Lozano-Polo, Laura, Juanes-Borrego, Ana, Agra-Montava, Iván, Puig-Campmany, Mireia, Mangues-Bafalluy, María Antonia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7818914/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33472652
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-020-02655-8