Occult metformin toxicity in three patients with profound lactic acidosis

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 271-275

  Perrone, Jeanmarie ^a   Phillips, Carolyn ^a   Gaieski, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

anion gap; lactate; metabolic acidosis; metformin; poisoning

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; GLIBENCLAMIDE PLUS METFORMIN; LACTIC ACID; METFORMIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ANION GAP; ARTICLE; BLOOD PH; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CASE REPORT; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; LETHARGY; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OXYGEN TENSION; POLYPHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOMITING;

ACIDOSIS, LACTIC; ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; ADULT; AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; METFORMIN; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL DIALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952813933     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.11.055     Document Type: Article

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