lactate in blood
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Introduction
see lactate in serum/plasma/blood
Principle
Clinical significance
- lactate is the end product of the anaerobic metabolism of glucose
- lactic acidosis results from local tissue hypoxia caused by dehydration, poor perfusion, as a result of circulatory collapse, or cardiac failure
Specimen
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Component of
References
- ↑ Loinc