Severe mixed metabolic acidosis secondary to rhabdomyolysis.
A patient with severe metabolic acidosis in association with rhabdomyolysis and nonoliguric acute renal failure is presented. Evaluation of his acidosis indicated a large excess of unmeasured anions as well as evidence of a renal acidifying defect. We conclude that the metabolic acidosis seen with myoglobinuric acute renal failure may represent a mixed acid-base disturbance.
D000138:Acidosis / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism; D009212:Myoglobinuria / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism