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==Definition== | ==Definition== | ||
* [[Metabolic acidosis]] is a state in which the blood [[pH]] is less than 7.35 due to increased production of H+ by the body or the inability of the body to form [[bicarbonate]] (HCO3-) in the kidney. | * [[Metabolic acidosis]] is a state in which the blood [[pH]] is less than 7.35 due to increased production of H+ by the body or the inability of the body to form [[bicarbonate]] (HCO3-) in the kidney. | ||
* [[Anion gap]] = | * [[Anion gap]] = [Na+] - [Cl-] - [HCO3-] | ||
* Normal reference range for anion gap (AG) is between 8 and 16 meq/L.<ref name="isbn0-683-18272-2">{{cite book | author = Benjamin Abelow | authorlink = | editor = | others = | title = Understanding acid-base | edition = | language = | publisher = Williams & Wilkins | location = Baltimore | year = 1998 | origyear = | pages = | quote = | isbn = 0-683-18272-2 | oclc = | doi = | url = | accessdate = }}</ref><ref name="isbn1-4160-3105-7">{{cite book | author = Rector, Floyd C.; Brenner, Barry M. | authorlink = | editor = | others = | title = Brenner & Rector's the kidney | edition = | language = | publisher = Saunders Elsevier | location = | year = 2008 | origyear = | pages = | quote = | isbn = 1-4160-3105-7 | oclc = | doi = | url = | accessdate = }}</ref> | * Normal reference range for anion gap (AG) is between 8 and 16 meq/L.<ref name="isbn0-683-18272-2">{{cite book | author = Benjamin Abelow | authorlink = | editor = | others = | title = Understanding acid-base | edition = | language = | publisher = Williams & Wilkins | location = Baltimore | year = 1998 | origyear = | pages = | quote = | isbn = 0-683-18272-2 | oclc = | doi = | url = | accessdate = }}</ref><ref name="isbn1-4160-3105-7">{{cite book | author = Rector, Floyd C.; Brenner, Barry M. | authorlink = | editor = | others = | title = Brenner & Rector's the kidney | edition = | language = | publisher = Saunders Elsevier | location = | year = 2008 | origyear = | pages = | quote = | isbn = 1-4160-3105-7 | oclc = | doi = | url = | accessdate = }}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 15:41, 1 August 2013
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Approach
| Metabolic acidosis physician extender algorithm |
| Elevated anion gap? | Yes | No |
Definition
- Metabolic acidosis is a state in which the blood pH is less than 7.35 due to increased production of H+ by the body or the inability of the body to form bicarbonate (HCO3-) in the kidney.
- Anion gap = [Na+] - [Cl-] - [HCO3-]
- Normal reference range for anion gap (AG) is between 8 and 16 meq/L.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Benjamin Abelow (1998). Understanding acid-base. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 0-683-18272-2.
- ↑ Rector, Floyd C.; Brenner, Barry M. (2008). Brenner & Rector's the kidney. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 1-4160-3105-7.