A case of lactic acidosis complicating assessment and management of asthma
| Autor: | Abigail Pearce, Tonny Veenith |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Předmět: |
Medicine(all)
lcsh:R5-920 medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Accident and emergency food and beverages Case Report General Medicine Hypoxia (medical) Bioinformatics medicine.disease Sepsis Medicine public health Lactic acidosis medicine medicine.symptom lcsh:Medicine (General) Intensive care medicine business Perfusion Asthma |
| Zdroj: | International Archives of Medicine, Vol 1, Iss 1, p 3 (2008) International Archives of Medicine |
| ISSN: | 1755-7682 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/1755-7682-1-3 |
| Popis: | Introduction Lactic acidosis often occurs in severely unwell patients presenting to Accident and Emergency. It is commonly associated with either hypoxia or decreased tissue perfusion secondary due to cardiovascular collapse or sepsis. Case presentation We present a case of severe lactic acidosis in the presence of normal tissue perfusion and oxygenation in a 31-year-old patient with poorly-controlled asthma. Acidosis promptly reversed on discontinuation of inhaled beta-agonists. Conclusion Lactic acidosis secondary to inhaled beta-agonist administration may be a common scenario which can be misinterpreted very easily and can confuse the clinical picture. Further studies will be needed to establish the exact aetiology of this lactic acid production. |
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