Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 62-64 , July 2001

Intravenous pyridoxine-induced metabolic acidosis

Presented in abstract form at the North American Academy of Medical Toxicologists National Symposium, St. Louis, MO, September 1997.

  • Frank LoVecchio, DO

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Toxicology, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ
    • ,
  • Steve C. Curry, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Toxicology, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ
    • ,
  • Kimberlie A. Graeme, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Toxicology, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ
    • ,
  • Kevin L. Wallace, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Toxicology, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ
    • ,
  • Jeffrey Suchard, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA.

Received 28 August 2000 ,Revised 16 February 2001 ,Accepted 12 March 2001.

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☆ Author contributions are provided at the end of this article.

☆☆ Supported by an unrestricted grant from the Palms Research Foundation, Phoenix, AZ.

★ Reprints not available from the authors.

PII: S0196-0644(01)39910-9

doi: 10.1067/mem.2001.115622

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 62-64 , July 2001

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