title: Lactate in a laubenpieper.
abstract: Acid-base disorders seldom kill; however, the mechanisms and associated complications certainly do. We recently encountered a patient with a mysterious lactic acidosis. The patient proved to be a most capable teacher of important lessons.
authors.affiliation: Medical Faculty of the Charité, Intensive Care Unit, Franz Volhard Clinic, HELIOS Klinikum-Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Derer
authors.forename: Saban
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Elitok
authors.forename: Theresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Claus
authors.forename: Henry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schütt
authors.forename: Rainer
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ruf
authors.forename: Ralph
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kettritz
authors.forename: Friedrich C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Luft
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pilz
mesh_terms: D000140:Acidosis, Lactic / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D001602:Beriberi / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D019344:Lactic Acid