Case Report
A Unique Case of Metformin-Associated Lactic Acidosis
Table 2
Arterial blood gas, serum lactate level, and serum electrolyte panel.
| pH [Arterial] | <6.75 [7.38 – 7.46] | pCO2 [Arterial] [mmHg] | <12 [32 – 45] | [Arterial] [mmol/L] | “No result” | Lactate [mmol/L] | 16.0 [0.5 – 2.5] | Na+ [mmol/L] | 142 [136 – 145] | K+ [mmol/L] | 5.6 [3.5 – 5.1] | Cl- [mmol/L] | 107 [98 – 107] | Anion Gap [mmol/L] | 31 [5 – 12] | Glucose [mmol/L] | 13.7 [4.0 – 11.0] | Creatinine [µmol/L] | 794 [49 – 93] | Urea [mmol/L] | 33.0 [2.1 – 8.0] |
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