Severe lactic acidosis and acute renal failure following ingestion of metformin and kerosene oil: A case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Rathnapala, Amila ^a   Matthias, Thushara ^a   Jayasinghe, Saroj ^b  

^a University Medical Unit   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; BICARBONATE; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; KEROSENE; LACTIC ACID; METFORMIN; RANITIDINE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAPILLARY BLOOD; CASE REPORT; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG OVERDOSE; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; URINE VOLUME; VOMITING;

EID: 84855804828     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-6-18     Document Type: Article

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