Fatal lactic acidosis due to metformine

Internet Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Kavalci, Cemil ^a   Guldiken, Sibel ^a   Taskiran, Bengur ^a  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Emergency; Lactic acidosis; Metformin

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BICARBONATE; CHARCOAL; GLIPIZIDE; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LACTIC ACID; METFORMIN; ROSIGLITAZONE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG OVERDOSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART ARREST; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOFILTRATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NAUSEA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OXYGEN SATURATION; PH; RESPIRATORY ARREST; RESUSCITATION; SINUS RHYTHM; SOMNOLENCE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 77953467551     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15288382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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