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1Department of Emergency Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts 01199, USA.
Abstract:
We present the case of a patient with profound alcohol-related lactic acidosis (lactate = 16.1 mmol/L; pH = 6.67) associated with a multitude of metabolic derangements who made a remarkable recovery following aggressive management. The patient was in extremis upon arrival in the emergency department (ED), and resuscitation was begun immediately. While in the ED, the problem list generated included: acute alcohol intoxication, severe lactic acidosis, dehydration, hypothermia, hypoglycemia, acute renal insufficiency, and hepatic failure. Resuscitation continued in the intensive care unit with remarkable improvement and satisfactory outcome. In this patient, the severe lactic acidosis and associated abnormalities were all attributed to acute and chronic effects of ethanol. A brief summary of the proposed mechanism by which these metabolic derangements developed and an outline of her management follows.
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