title: Prolonged Hemodialysis: An Antidote for Metformin-Associated Lactic Acidosis.
abstract: Lactic acidosis is a rare and potentially lethal complication of metformin therapy. We present a case of a middle-aged diabetic man with metformin-induced acute lactic acidosis successfully managed with timely hemodialysis.
authors.affiliation: 1Departments of Internal Medicine and 2Nephrology, New York Medical College-Metropolitan Hospital Center, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Ranjita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pallavi
authors.forename: Ashok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chaudhari
mesh_terms: D000140:Acidosis, Lactic / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D008687:Metformin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D027701:Organic Cation Transport Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D006435:Renal Dialysis
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D027701:Organic Cation Transport Proteins; C521869:SLC47A1 protein, human; D008687:Metformin