Metformin-induced acute lactic acidosis [4];Acidosis láctica grave inducida por metformina

Farmacia Hospitalaria

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 71-72

  Sanchez Rubio Ferrandez, J ^a   Manteiga Riestra, E ^a   Martinez Gonzalez O ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GETAFE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; CLOMETIAZOL; CLOPIDOGREL; ENOXAPARIN; HALOPERIDOL; METFORMIN; SIMVASTATIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ANOREXIA; CASE REPORT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIARRHEA; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FLATULENCE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; LETTER; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; VOMITING; ACUTE DISEASE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ACIDOSIS, LACTIC; ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; METFORMIN;

EID: 34247356060     PISSN: 11306343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1130-6343(07)75715-X     Document Type: Letter

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