TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Metabolic Acidosis A1 - Arora, Nayan A1 - Jefferson, J. Ashley A2 - Papadakis, Maxine A. A2 - McPhee, Stephen J. A2 - Rabow, Michael W. PY - 2021 T2 - Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2021 AB - ESSENTIALS OF DIAGNOSISDecreased HCO3– with acidemia.Classified into increased anion gap acidosis and normal anion gap acidosis.Lactic acidosis, ketoacidosis, and toxins produce metabolic acidoses with the largest anion gaps.Normal anion gap acidosis is mainly caused by gastrointestinal HCO3– loss or renal tubular acidosis (RTA). Urinary anion gap may help distinguish between these causes. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2023/01/31 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175779863 ER -