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Published on: December 12, 2015
Drug-Induced Metabolic Acidosis
Amy Quynh Trang Pham1, Li Hao Richie Xu2, Orson W Moe3
1Charles and Jane Pak Center for Mineral Metabolism and Clinical Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX, 75390-8885, USA; Departments of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX, 75390-8885, USA; Baylor Family Medicine Residency at Garland, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX, 75390-8885, USA.
Abstract:
Metabolic acidosis could emerge from diseases disrupting acid-base equilibrium or from drugs that induce similar derangements. Occurrences are usually accompanied by comorbid conditions of drug-induced metabolic acidosis, and clinical outcomes may range from mild to fatal. It is imperative that clinicians not only are fully aware of the list of drugs that may lead to metabolic acidosis but also understand the underlying pathogenic mechanisms. In this review, we categorized drug-induced metabolic acidosis in terms of pathophysiological mechanisms, as well as individual drugs' characteristics.
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