Osmolal gap in alcoholic ketoacidosis

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 52-53

  Almaghamsi, A M ^a   Yeung, C K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcoholic ketoacidosis; Anion gap; Osmolal gap; Toxic alcohol ingestion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; ANION GAP; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KETOACIDOSIS; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; OSMOLARITY;

ACID-BASE EQUILIBRIUM; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; ETHYLENE GLYCOLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KETOSIS; METHANOL; MIDDLE AGED; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION;

EID: 0030808259     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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