Lactic acid testing is one of the criteria for the
diagnosis of lactic acidosis, which can lead to the lactate coma
lactate coma occurring in diabetic patients.
Lactic acid is a product of anaerobic respiration, and its
elevated levels are the cause of so-called lactic acidosis,
occurring, for example, in diabetes, in people in shock or with congestive
heart failure and in intoxication with ethanol,
methyl alcohol, carbon monoxide, cyanides, salicylates. Determination of
of lactate has found application in diagnosing inborn defects of
metabolic defects and in monitoring sports training.