title: [Nebulized salbutamol as a possible cause of lactate acidosis in a patient with acute asthma].
abstract: A 50-year-old man was in the emergency department treated for acute asthma with repeated doses of nebulized salbutamol according to guidelines, and as a result of this treatment he developed marked lactate acidosis. Lactate acidosis is not commonly listed as a side effect to nebulized salbutamol. House officers in the emergency department handling acute asthma should be aware of this paradox, though the condition may resolve in spite of continued treatment with salbutamol.
authors: Kardiologisk og Endokrinologisk Afdeling, Hillerød Hospital, Dyrehavevej 29, 3400 Hillerød, Denmark. liselau@hotmail.com
authors: Lise
authors: L
authors: Lauritsen
authors: Christian
authors: C
authors: Sahl
authors: Søren
authors: S
authors: Thorsen
mesh_terms: D000140:Acidosis, Lactic / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced*; D000208:Acute Disease; D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D058666:Adrenergic beta-2 Receptor Agonists / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000420:Albuterol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009330:Nebulizers and Vaporizers; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D058666:Adrenergic beta-2 Receptor Agonists; D000420:Albuterol