title: Severe metabolic acidosis complicating massive ibuprofen overdose.
abstract: We report the progress of a patient who presented following the ingestion of ibuprofen in overdose. He survived despite developing an extremely severe metabolic acidosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Medicine, Central Middlesex Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Downie
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bell
mesh_terms: D000138:Acidosis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D000328:Adult; D002606:Charcoal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D062787:Drug Overdose; D006801:Humans; D007052:Ibuprofen / Q000506:poisoning*; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D002606:Charcoal; D007052:Ibuprofen