RT Book, Section
A1 Arora, Nayan
A1 Jefferson, J. Ashley
A2 Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2 McPhee, Stephen J.
A2 Rabow, Michael W.
A2 McQuaid, Kenneth R.
SR Print(0)
ID 1184182803
T1 Normal Anion Gap Acidosis
T2 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2022
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264269389
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1184182803
RD 2024/04/19
AB The  two  major  causes  of  hyperchloremic  metabolic  acidosis  are  HCO3–  loss  from  the  GI  tract  or  defects  in  renal  acidification  (RTA)  (Table  21–12  and  Table  21–14).  The  compensatory  increase  in  serum  chloride  (hyperchloremia)  maintains  electroneutrality  and  a  normal  anion  gap.  The  urinary  anion  gap  can  help  differentiate  between  these  causes.