Mashour S, Turner J F, Merrell R
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas 89102, USA.
Chest. 2000 Aug;118(2):561-3. doi: 10.1378/chest.118.2.561.
With the increased use of nonprescription vitamin supplementation, physicians involved in critical care must be aware of the potential complications of these medications. We report the case of a 31-year-old African-American man presenting to the emergency department with acute renal failure. He had previously been well and initially denied the use of any drugs except for vitamin C tablets obtained at a local health food store. This case report and review of the literature is utilized to illustrate the importance of historical data in patients presenting with acute renal failure to a critical care service.
