The MALAdy of metformin poisoning: Is CVVH the cure?

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 96-100

  Arroyo, Anna Maria ^a   Walroth, Todd A ^b   Mowry, James B ^c   Kao, Louise W ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WISHARD HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous veno venous hemofiltration; Lactic acidosis; Metformin

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE PLUS LISINOPRIL; INSULIN; LACTIC ACID; METFORMIN; NORADRENALIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ALKALOSIS; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; BICARBONATE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BLOOD PH; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS HEMOFILTRATION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG OVERDOSE; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INGESTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; OXYGEN TENSION; OXYGENATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; RESUSCITATION;

ACIDOSIS, LACTIC; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEMOFILTRATION; HUMANS; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; HYPERTENSION; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; LISINOPRIL; METFORMIN; MIDDLE AGED; OVERDOSE;

EID: 76149144417     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MJT.0b013e318197eab6     Document Type: Article

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