Lactic acidosis associated with a deceptively normal anion gap

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 79-80

  Schwartz Goldstein, B H ^a   Malik, A R ^a   Sarwar, A ^a   Brandstetter, R D ^a  

^a New Rochelle Radiology Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ANION GAP; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEPSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0029985971     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0147-9563(96)80017-3     Document Type: Article

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