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Falsely elevated point-of-care lactate measurement after ingestion of ethylene glycol

BACKGROUND: A patient presented with severe acidosis and a point-of-care lactate measurement of 42 mmol/L. Mesenteric ischemia was suspected, with a potential need for laparotomy; however, plasma lactate measurements were below 4 mmol/L. Ethylene glycol ingestion was subsequently diagnosed. We there...

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Main Authors: Brindley, Peter G., Butler, Matthew S., Cembrowski, George, Brindley, David N.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado em: Canadian Medical Association 2007
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Acesso em linha:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1839775/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17420492
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.061288
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