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Serum Lactate

Last Updated on November 12, 2022

Causes of Raised Lactate Level

Some common causes:

• Sepsis
• MDI / Nebulizer Salbutamol-induced
Seizure

Serum Lactate in Sepsis

Prognostication / Indicator of severity — In sepsis, serum lactate level correlates with mortality

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Reference

  1. Kumar and Clark’s Clinical Medicine 9th ed, page 232
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