Lactate and Lactic Acidosis
Lactate and Lactic Acidosis. Product of anaerobic glycolysis which reflects type A (oxygen delivery) or type B (altered metabolism) causes
The Case. 64 year old male attends your ED with a complaint for 3 months of progressive weakness, however over the past 7 days he has had multiples falls secondary to his ‘legs just completely giving way’. You note on…