Clinical utility of anion gap in deciphering acid-base disorders

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1516-1525

  Reddy, P ^a   Mooradian, A D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; AMMONIA; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; ANION; BICARBONATE; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CALCIUM ION; CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE INHIBITOR; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CATION; CHLORIDE ION; CITRATE SODIUM; COLESTYRAMINE; HIPPURIC ACID; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; IBUPROFEN; ISONIAZID; LACTATE SODIUM; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; MAGNESIUM ION; PENICILLIN G SODIUM; PHOSPHATE; POTASSIUM ION; PROTEIN; PROTON; SODIUM ION; SULFATE; SULFURIC ACID; UNINDEXED DRUG; VALPROIC ACID; ACID; ANION EXCHANGE RESIN; ION;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ACIDOSIS; ALKALOSIS; ANION GAP; BICARBONATE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIARY TRACT DRAINAGE; CALCULATION; DEHYDRATION; DELTA GAP; DELTA RATIO; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIARRHEA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HIGH ANION GAP ACIDOSIS; HUMAN; HYPERCHLOREMIC ACIDOSIS; HYPOMAGNESEMIA; KETOACIDOSIS; KIDNEY TUBULE ACIDOSIS; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; MEASUREMENT; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; METABOLIC ALKALOSIS; NORMAL ANION GAP METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY ALKALOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SIDE EFFECT; UREMIA; URINALYSIS; URINARY DIVERSION; URINARY EXCRETION; ACID-BASE IMBALANCE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; COMPLICATION; HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM; PANCREAS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; URINE; WATER-ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCE;

ACID-BASE EQUILIBRIUM; ACID-BASE IMBALANCE; ACIDS; ANION EXCHANGE RESINS; BILIARY TRACT; CHOLESTYRAMINE RESIN; DIARRHEA; HUMANS; IONS; PANCREAS; PARENTERAL NUTRITION, TOTAL; URINARY DIVERSION; URINE; WATER-ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCE;

EID: 70349239108     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2009.02000.x     Document Type: Review

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