Metformin-induced lactic acidosis in a type 2 diabetic patient with acute renal failure

Clinica Terapeutica

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 87-89

  Di Grande, Aulo ^a,c   Vancheri, F ^a   Giustolisi, V ^b   Giuffrida, C ^b   Narbone, G ^a   Licata, M ^a   Le Moli, C ^a   Riccobene, S ^a   Burgio, A ^a   Bartolotta, S ^a   Nigro, F ^a   Cannone, V ^a  

^a Azienda Ospedaliera S Elia   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biguanides; Lactic acidosis; Metformin; Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; INFUSION FLUID; METFORMIN;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; AGED; AGITATION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; CONFUSION; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEART RATE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LABORATORY TEST; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; MALAISE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; TACHYPNEA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEAKNESS;

ACIDOSIS, LACTIC; AGED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEHYDRATION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; METFORMIN;

EID: 43549108771     PISSN: 00099074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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