Metformin induced acute pancreatitis precipitated by renal failure

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 942, 2004, Pages 239-240

  Mallick, S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMLODIPINE; ATENOLOL; CLOPIDOGREL; IBUPROFEN; LISINOPRIL; METFORMIN; NATEGLINIDE; NITRATE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACIDOSIS, LACTIC; ACUTE DISEASE; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; METFORMIN; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATITIS;

EID: 2342441532     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2003.011957     Document Type: Article

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