Nearly fatal metabolic acidosis: Septic or toxic?

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 243-244

  Huberlant, Vincent ^a   Laterre, Pierre François ^a   Hantson, Philippe ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ATROPINE; BICARBONATE; CREATININE; METFORMIN; POTASSIUM; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; AGED; ANION GAP; ARTERIAL PH; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS HEMOFILTRATION; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIARRHEA; DYSPNEA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HEART ARREST; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; LETTER; LIVER FUNCTION; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; SEPSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VITAL SIGN; WEAKNESS; ACIDOSIS, LACTIC; CHEMICALLY INDUCED;

ACIDOSIS, LACTIC; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; METFORMIN;

EID: 77954480802     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e328331a580     Document Type: Letter

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