Chronic acetaminophen ingestion resulting in severe anion gap metabolic acidosis secondary to 5-oxoproline accumulation: An under diagnosed phenomenon

BMJ Case Reports

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  O'Brien, L Morgan Nordstrom ^a   Hooper, Michael ^a   Flemmer, Mark ^a   Marik, Paul Ellis ^a  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BICARBONATE; CHLORIDE; CREATININE; LACTIC ACID; NITROGEN; PARACETAMOL; PYROGLUTAMIC ACID; SODIUM; UREA;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANALGESIC AGENT ABUSE; ANION GAP; ANION GAP METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; ARTICLE; CACHEXIA; CASE REPORT; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; FLUID RESUSCITATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERAMMONEMIA; HYPOTENSION; MALNUTRITION; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH BYPASS; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84865298170     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1757790X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.bcr.03.2012.6020     Document Type: Article

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