Metformin is one of most commonly prescribed medications for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Metformin exerts its activity by increasing peripheral glucose uptake and utilization, and ...

In this paper, [4] the authors studied a community-based cohort of patients with a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus and a postdiagnosis serum creatinine measurement who were receiving care in the ...

SEVERE metabolic acidosis, when it occurs in diabetic patients, is generally the result of excessive hepatic production of acetoacetic and beta-hydroxybutyric acid. Exceptional cases of metabolic ...

Background. A 36-year-old African American man with end-stage renal disease on chronic maintenance hemodialysis was transferred first from a hospital to a long-term acute care facility for advanced ...

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Lactic acidosis syndrome' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. The ...

A 49-year-old man presented to the emergency department with an eight-hour history of unsteady gait, impaired concentration, difficulty speaking and blurry vision, which had developed over the ...

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Objectives: The respiratory compensation point (RCP) marks the onset of hyperventilation (“respiratory compensation”) during incremental exercise. Its physiological meaning has not yet been definitely ...

Muscle ache, burning sensation, rapid breathing, nausea, stomach pain are some common signs of lactic acidosis. If you have ever experienced it, then you might know how unpleasant it is. Lactic ...

New findings published in the Journal of Hepatology show that patients with hepatitis C virus infection-related cirrhosis undergoing antiviral therapy with ribavirin may have increased risk for ...

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