Lactic acidosis secondary to metformin overdose: A case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Timbrell, Simon ^a   Wilbourn, Gary ^a   Harper, James ^b   Liddle, Alan ^a  

^a LINCOLN COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BICARBONATE; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; METFORMIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACCURACY; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PH; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS HEMODIAFILTRATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HYPERLACTATEMIA; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; MALE; MORTALITY; NAUSEA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EID: 84864474015     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-6-230     Document Type: Article

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