Phenformin and Hyperamylasemia in Lactic Acidosis
- 1 September 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American College of Physicians in Annals of Internal Medicine
- Vol. 87 (3) , 312-313
- https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-87-3-312
Abstract
All cases of lactic acidosis occurring during a 23-mo. period in a metropolitan teaching hospital were reviewed to ascertain frequency of hyperamylasemia. Serum amylase activity was measured in 12 of 26 patients and was elevated in 8 (67%). Hyperamylasemia was not significantly more frequent in patients with phenformin-associated lactic acidosis than in those with lactic acidosis not receiving phenformin. Serum amylase activity did not correlate with severity of acidosis (arterial pH) or renal function (serum creatinine).Keywords
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