Serum Anion Gap

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Serum Anion Gap

short_title

Anion Gap

med_description

Evaluates states of metabolic acidosis.

description

The Serum Anion Gap calculator evaluates states of metabolic acidosis.

keywords

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complaint

[ "AMS", "Shortness of Breath", "Vomiting" ]

formula

Key formulas include: Anion Gap = Na - (Cl + HCO3-) or Anion gap, mEq/L = sodium, mEq/L - (chloride, mEq/L+ bicarbonate, mEq/L) Delta Gap = the patient’s Anion Gap – the “normal” anion gap (considered to be 10 to 12) Albumin corrected anion gap, mEq/L = anion gap + [ 2.5 × (4 - albumin, g/dL) ] Albumin corrected delta gap, mEq/L = albumin corrected anion gap - “normal” anion gap (considered to be 10 to 12) Delta ratio = delta anion gap / (24 - bicarbonate, mEq/L) Albumin corrected delta ratio = albumin corrected delta gap / (24 - bicarbonate, mEq/L)

evidence

measurements

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information

Interpretation:

The delta ratio is the ratio of the amount of additional anion in a body to the amount of additional H⁺. The anion's volume of distribution and its excretion affect this ratio. Organic acids with a greater distribution may produce lower anion gaps compared to inorganic acids, which may be confined to the extracellular compartment.

refrences

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pearls

• A “normal” anion gap value assumes that unmeasured proteins with charges (e.g., immunoglobulins with positive charges, albumin with a negative charge) are within their respective reference ranges. 
• Patients with low albumin or elevated immunoglobulins may have a lower baseline anion gap, which can obscure the recognition of an increased anion gap in the setting of acidosis. 

usecase

Use to determine if a patient's metabolic acidosis also has an elevated anion gap.

reasons

Acidosis with an increased anion gap has a distinct differential diagnosis compared to non-gap acidosis.

next_advice

In cases of hypoalbuminemia or hyperalbuminemia, the corrected anion gap result may be more accurate. 

If no albumin is entered, or if albumin is within the normal range, no correction is necessary. 

next_actions

next_management

Management of an anion gap acidosis focuses on correcting the underlying cause and varies based on the specific etiology.

Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis: MUDPILERS

• Methanol

• Uremia

• Diabetic ketoacidosis/alcoholic ketoacidosis

• Paraldehyde

• Isoniazid

• Lactic acidosis

• Ethanol/ethylene glycol

• Rhabdomyolysis/renal failure

• Salicylates

Non-Anion Gap Acidosis: HARDUPS

• Hyperalimentation

• Acetazolamide

• Renal tubular acidosis

• Diarrhea

• Uretero-pelvic shunt

• Post-hypocapnia

• Spironolactone

Acute Respiratory Acidosis: 

• CNS depression (drugs/CVA)

• Airway obstruction

• Pneumonia

• Pulmonary edema

• Hemo/pneumothorax

• Myopathy

Chronic Respiratory Acidosis:

• COPD
• Restrictive lung disease
• Any hypoventilation state

Metabolic Alkalosis: CLEVER PD

• Contraction

• Licorice

• Endocrine causes (Conn's, Cushings, or Bartter's Syndrome)

• Vomiting

• Excess alkali

• Refeeding alkalosis

• Post-hypercapnia

• Diuretics

Respiratory Alkalosis: CHAMPS (think speed up breathing)

• Central Nervous System (CNS) disease

• Hypoxia

• Anxiety

• Mechanical ventilators

• Progesterone

• Salicylates/sepsis

diseases

[ "Acid-Base Disturbance", "Diabetes Mellitus", "Ingestion/Overdose", "Renal Failure", "Sepsis" ]

instructions

We also have an ABG Analyzer to help with acid-base analysis.

published

2022-04-21T20:28:58.249Z

purpose

[ "Diagnosis", "Formula" ]

search_terms

[ "acidosis", "ph", "delta ratio", "sodium", "chloride", "bicarbonate", "ions", "metabolic acidosis" ]

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specialty

[ "Critical Care", "Emergency Medicine", "Endocrinology", "Hospitalist Medicine", "Internal Medicine", "Nephrology", "Toxicology" ]

departments

[ "Endocrine and Metabolic", "Renal" ]

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