My patient started a once-daily regimen of lamivudine + stavudine + nevirapine. He developed lactic acidosis and discontinued treatment, yet the symptoms of lactic acidosis remained. At present his ...

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 ...

A 58-year-old woman who has adult-onset diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia was taking simvastatin (Zocor) 40 mg, glyburide (Diabeta) 20 mg, metformin (Glucophage) 850 mg t.i.d., ...

Usually nothing to worry about, lactic acid is produced as a result of anaerobic metabolism – the process during which the body produces energy without oxygen. When you go for a low-intensity run, ...

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 ...

Lactic acidosis represents a challenging metabolic complication in patients with haematological malignancies. Notably, type B lactic acidosis occurs in the absence of hypoxia and is associated with ...

HONG KONG — A new Japanese and U.S. collaborative study showing that inhibition of the oxygen sensor prolyl hydroxylase domain-containing protein 2 (PHD2) in the liver enhanced uptake of lactate for ...

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 ...

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

young man suffering from gastritis abdominal pain due to flatulence diarrhea or acidosis. Did you know that the pH of the human body ranges between 7.35 and 7.45, which is slightly alkaline? But what ...