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lorazepam and Metabolic Acidosis

lorazepam has been researched along with Metabolic Acidosis in 13 studies

Lorazepam: A benzodiazepine used as an anti-anxiety agent with few side effects. It also has hypnotic, anticonvulsant, and considerable sedative properties and has been proposed as a preanesthetic agent.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" Citalopram, a newer generation SSRI, is commonly prescribed, but despite its low toxicity profile has a potential to cause seizures and dysarrythmias in overdose."7.76Metabolic acidosis and generalized seizures secondary to citalopram overdose: a case report. ( Al Anazi, T; Al Hayyan, H; Al Hussein, M; Al Modaimegh, H; Al Qahtani, M; Bin Salih, S, 2010)
" He received a high-dose lorazepam infusion for alcohol withdrawal during hospitalization and developed severe hyperosmolality, high anion gap metabolic acidosis, and acute kidney injury on his eighth day of hospitalization."7.74Acute kidney injury, hyperosmolality and metabolic acidosis associated with lorazepam. ( Graeber, C; Sullivan, A; Yusufzai, I; Zar, T, 2007)
" Serum propylene glycol concentrations were drawn at 48 hrs into the high-dose lorazepam infusion, and the presence of propylene glycol accumulation, as evidenced by a high anion gap (> or =15 mmol/L) metabolic acidosis with elevated osmol gap (> or =10 mOsm/L), was assessed at that time."5.11Relationship of continuous infusion lorazepam to serum propylene glycol concentration in critically ill adults. ( Arroliga, AC; Gonzales, JP; McCarthy, K; Shehab, N, 2004)
"While some case reports indicate that high doses of propylene glycol (PG) may result in metabolic acidosis, there has been no large-scale study that evaluated the risk of metabolic acidosis in patients receiving PG-containing benzodiazepines for acute alcohol withdrawal."3.88Assessing Propylene Glycol Toxicity in Alcohol Withdrawal Patients Receiving Intravenous Benzodiazepines: A One-Compartment Pharmacokinetic Model. ( Bodreau, C; Elbarbry, F; Farthing, K; Jahn, A, 2018)
" Citalopram, a newer generation SSRI, is commonly prescribed, but despite its low toxicity profile has a potential to cause seizures and dysarrythmias in overdose."3.76Metabolic acidosis and generalized seizures secondary to citalopram overdose: a case report. ( Al Anazi, T; Al Hayyan, H; Al Hussein, M; Al Modaimegh, H; Al Qahtani, M; Bin Salih, S, 2010)
" He received a high-dose lorazepam infusion for alcohol withdrawal during hospitalization and developed severe hyperosmolality, high anion gap metabolic acidosis, and acute kidney injury on his eighth day of hospitalization."3.74Acute kidney injury, hyperosmolality and metabolic acidosis associated with lorazepam. ( Graeber, C; Sullivan, A; Yusufzai, I; Zar, T, 2007)
"A 37-year-old woman presented with coma unresponsive to naloxone following topiramate ingestion."1.36Clinical effects and toxicokinetic evaluation following massive topiramate ingestion. ( Krasowski, MD; Lynch, MJ; Pizon, AF; Siam, MG, 2010)

Research

Studies (13)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's1 (7.69)18.2507
2000's7 (53.85)29.6817
2010's5 (38.46)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Jahn, A1
Bodreau, C1
Farthing, K1
Elbarbry, F1
Lynch, MJ1
Pizon, AF1
Siam, MG1
Krasowski, MD1
Yan, MT1
Chau, T1
Cheng, CJ1
Lin, SH1
Fung, EC1
Crook, MA1
Bin Salih, S1
Al Qahtani, M1
Al Anazi, T1
Al Hussein, M1
Al Hayyan, H1
Al Modaimegh, H1
Mullins, ME1
Barnes, BJ1
Arroliga, AC1
Shehab, N1
McCarthy, K1
Gonzales, JP1
Bouchard, NC1
Fulton, JA1
Hoffman, RS1
Zar, T1
Yusufzai, I1
Sullivan, A1
Graeber, C1
Parmar, MS1
Tsao, YT1
Tsai, WC1
Yang, SP1
Arbour, RB1
Tayar, J1
Jabbour, G1
Saggi, SJ1

Trials

1 trial available for lorazepam and Metabolic Acidosis

ArticleYear
Relationship of continuous infusion lorazepam to serum propylene glycol concentration in critically ill adults.
    Critical care medicine, 2004, Volume: 32, Issue:8

    Topics: Acid-Base Equilibrium; Acidosis; Adult; Critical Illness; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Female;

2004

Other Studies

12 other studies available for lorazepam and Metabolic Acidosis

ArticleYear
Assessing Propylene Glycol Toxicity in Alcohol Withdrawal Patients Receiving Intravenous Benzodiazepines: A One-Compartment Pharmacokinetic Model.
    European journal of drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics, 2018, Volume: 43, Issue:4

    Topics: Acid-Base Equilibrium; Acidosis; Alcoholism; Benzodiazepines; Diazepam; Female; Humans; Injections,

2018
Clinical effects and toxicokinetic evaluation following massive topiramate ingestion.
    Journal of medical toxicology : official journal of the American College of Medical Toxicology, 2010, Volume: 6, Issue:2

    Topics: Acidosis; Adult; Anticonvulsants; Bipolar Disorder; Blood Gas Analysis; Coma; Critical Care; Drug Ov

2010
Hunting down a double gap metabolic acidosis.
    Annals of clinical biochemistry, 2010, Volume: 47, Issue:Pt 3

    Topics: Acidosis; Aged; Alcoholism; Fatal Outcome; Female; Humans; Kidney Failure, Chronic; Lorazepam; Pneum

2010
Closing in on the gaps.
    Annals of clinical biochemistry, 2010, Volume: 47, Issue:Pt 3

    Topics: Acidosis; Aged; Alcoholism; Female; Humans; Kidney Failure, Chronic; Lorazepam; Pneumonia, Ventilato

2010
Metabolic acidosis and generalized seizures secondary to citalopram overdose: a case report.
    Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics, 2010, Volume: 35, Issue:4

    Topics: Acidosis; Anticonvulsants; Citalopram; Depression; Drug Overdose; Female; Humans; Lorazepam; Seizure

2010
Hyperosmolar metabolic acidosis and intravenous Lorazepam.
    The New England journal of medicine, 2002, Sep-12, Volume: 347, Issue:11

    Topics: Acidosis; Humans; Infusions, Intravenous; Lorazepam; Osmolar Concentration; Pharmaceutical Vehicles;

2002
Propylene glycol accumulation after high-dose lorazepam: what have we learned?
    Critical care medicine, 2005, Volume: 33, Issue:2

    Topics: Acid-Base Equilibrium; Acidosis; Critical Illness; Humans; Hypnotics and Sedatives; Infusions, Intra

2005
Acute kidney injury, hyperosmolality and metabolic acidosis associated with lorazepam.
    Nature clinical practice. Nephrology, 2007, Volume: 3, Issue:9

    Topics: Acidosis; Acute Kidney Injury; Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Drug Compounding; H

2007
Re: Acute kidney injury, hyperosmolality and metabolic acidosis associated with lorazepam.
    Nature clinical practice. Nephrology, 2007, Volume: 3, Issue:11

    Topics: Acidosis; Acute Kidney Injury; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Drug Compounding; Humans; Lorazepam; Osmolar Con

2007
A life-threatening double gap metabolic acidosis.
    The American journal of emergency medicine, 2008, Volume: 26, Issue:3

    Topics: Acidosis; Alcoholism; Diagnosis, Differential; Humans; Hypnotics and Sedatives; Lorazepam; Male; Mid

2008
Propylene glycol toxicity related to high-dose lorazepam infusion: case report and discussion.
    American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, 1999, Volume: 8, Issue:1

    Topics: Acidosis; Humans; Hypnotics and Sedatives; Infusions, Intravenous; Lorazepam; Male; Metabolic Cleara

1999
Severe hyperosmolar metabolic acidosis due to a large dose of intravenous lorazepam.
    The New England journal of medicine, 2002, Apr-18, Volume: 346, Issue:16

    Topics: Acidosis; Adult; Female; Humans; Infusions, Intravenous; Lorazepam; Osmolar Concentration; Oxidation

2002