False elevation of blood lactate reveals ethylene glycol poisoning

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 132.e1-132.e2

  Pernet, Pascal ^a   Bénéteau Burnat, Bénédicte ^a   Vaubourdolle, Michel ^a   Maury, Eric ^a   Offenstadt, Georges ^a  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 METHYLPYRAZOLE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; LACTIC ACID;

ABNORMALLY HIGH SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATION IN BLOOD; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHYLENE GLYCOL POISONING; EXTUBATION; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTOXICATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LABORATORY TEST; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH LAVAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 56549110269     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.04.029     Document Type: Article

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