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Anion Gap:
AG = 12 2 (10 14)
Unmeasured Anions/Cations
Na+-(Cl-+HCO3)=UA-UC
Calculate
So,
presence of an anion gap 20 is highly
predictive of the presence of an underlying
identifiable primary metabolic acidosis
The
Exogenous
acidosis
Other
acidosis
Ingestions:
congenital defects
tissue hypoxia
enhanced metabolic rate
Decreased
lactate utilization
hypoperfusion
liver disease
ethanol intoxication
renal failure
classic distal RTA (type I)
hyperkalemic distal RTA (type IV)
Renal
bicarbonate loss
diarrhea
pancreatic drainage
ureteral diversion
Acid
bicarbonate loss
gain
hyperalimentation fluids
ammonium chloride ingestion
HCO3 Added
If
HCO3 Removed
If