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Acidosis caused by accumulation of lactic acid more rapidly than it can be metabolized. It may occur spontaneously or in association with diseases such as DIABETES MELLITUS; LEUKEMIA; or LIVER FAILURE.
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- Acidosis, Lactic
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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- Acidosis (1966-1986)
- Lactates (1966-1986)
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- National Library of Medicine. Lactic Acidosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000140. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000140
- Lactic Acidosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactic_acidosis
- Lactic Acidosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1500373