endocrine and metabolic disorders
Lactic Acidosis
Introduction
Lactic acidosis is a high anion gap Metabolic Acidosis due to elevated blood lactate. Lactic acidosis results from overproduction of lactate, decreased metabolism of lactate, or both. (See also Metabolic Acidosis , Lactate is a normal byproduct of glucose and amino acid metabolism. There are 2 main types of lactic acidosis: Type A lactic acidosis Type B lactic acidosis A third type, D-lactic acidosis (D-lactate encephalopathy) is an unusual form of lactic acidosis. 