title: Metabolic acidosis in a patient with metformin overdose.
abstract: We report a rare fatal case of acute metformin overdose in a 19-year-old woman.
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa. ebrism003@myuct.ac.za.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ebrahim
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blockman
mesh_terms: D000138:Acidosis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000378:metabolism; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D062787:Drug Overdose; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000506:poisoning*; D007022:Hypotension / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008133:Long QT Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008687:Metformin / Q000506:poisoning*; D017693:Sodium Bicarbonate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D017693:Sodium Bicarbonate; D008687:Metformin