Authors: McHugh GJ, Graber ML, Freebairn RC PMID: 18714631 DOI: 10.1177/0310057X0803600413 Abstract Although daily ingestion of high-dose vitamin C is generally regarded as largely innocuous, fatal nephrotoxicity can occur in some rare circumstances. We report a case where the patient, who chose to forgo any advanced conventional medical intervention (dialysis and mechanical ventilation), had failed [...]

Authors: Mashour S, Turner JF, Merrell R PMID: 10936161 DOI: 10.1378/chest.118.2.561 Abstract 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 [...]