Severe anion gap metabolic acidosis associated with initiation of a very low-carbohydrate diet.
J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect
; 9(2): 165-167, 2019 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-31044050
ABSTRACT
Low carbohydrate diets have been popularized as an effective solution for weight loss. Although rare, life-threatening anion gap metabolic acidosis has been reported in patients on these diets. We present a case of a 31-year-old man with atypical symptoms of chest pain and shortness of breath found to have severe metabolic acidosis after starting low carbohydrate diet for a week.
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Risk_factors_studies
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2019
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