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 ...

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 ...

Medications may cause elevated lactate levels which could potentially lead to hyperlactatemia and lactic acidosis, according to a systematic review published in the journal Pharmacotherapy. To improve ...

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 ...