Journal of Glycomics and Metabolism
Open Access
Lactic Acidosis : A Poorly Understood Concept
Jul 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2572-5424.jgm-16-1066
Sanjay HarrisonCorresponding author
Lactic acidosis is a condition commonly encountered in the hospital setting particularly in critically ill patients and is very often used as a diagnostic adjunct when encountering cases of ischaemia or other hypoperfusion states. Despite its use many clinicians have long forgotten the biochemical m…