Falsely elevated lactate in severe ethylene glycol intoxication

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 320-323

  Sandberg, Y ^a   Rood, P P M ^a   Russcher, H ^a   Zwaans, J J M ^a   Weigel, J D ^a   van Daele, P L A ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Blood gas analyzer; Ethylene glycol intoxication; Lactate

Indexed keywords

4 METHYLPYRAZOLE; ALCOHOL; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; LACTIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; OXIDATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

ACIDOSIS, LACTIC; ADULT; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ETHANOL; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MALE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RENAL DIALYSIS; SOLVENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 77957724891     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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