Successful treatment of severe lactic acidosis caused by a suicide attempt with a metformin overdose

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 93-97

  Yang, Por Wen ^a   Lin, Kuan Hung ^b   Lo, Su Huey ^a   Wang, Lee Ming ^c,d   Lin, Hong Da ^b,d  

^a TAO YUAN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Hypoglycemia; Lactic acidosis; Metformin

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; BICARBONATE; DOPAMINE; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; GLUCOSE; METFORMIN; NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CONSCIOUSNESS LEVEL; CONTINUOUS HEMOFILTRATION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPONATREMIA; HYPOTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 65249128606     PISSN: 1607551X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1607-551X(09)70047-6     Document Type: Article

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