Artifactual elevation of lactate in ethylene glycol poisoning

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 289-293

  Woo, Michael Y ^a   Greenway, Donald C ^a   Nadler, Steven P ^b   Cardinal, Pierre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ethylene glycol; Lactate

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMFEBUTAMONE; BICARBONATE; CEFTRIAXONE; CLONAZEPAM; DOPAMINE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LACTIC ACID; LAUROCAPRAM; METRONIDAZOLE; OLANZAPINE; PHENYTOIN; POLYSTYRENESULFONATE SODIUM; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LABORATORY TEST; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0142185199     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(03)00203-8     Document Type: Article

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