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High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis

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Abstract

In the previous chapter, we presented various causes of high anion gap (AG) metabolic acidosis. For discussion purpose, these causes can be conveniently divided into the following categories:

  1. 1.

    Acidosis due to kidney injury

    Acute kidney injury

    Chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages 4–5

  2. 2.

    Acidosis due to accumulation of organic acids

    l-Lactic acidosis

    d-Lactic acidosis

    Diabetic ketoacidosis

    Alcoholic ketoacidosis

    Starvation ketoacidosis

  3. 3.

    Acidosis due to toxins

    Methanol

    Ethylene glycol

    Propylene glycol

    Isopropyl alcohol

    Salicylates

    5-Oxoproline (pyroglutamic acid)

    Paraldehyde

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  1. Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Rutgers New Jersey Medical, Newark, NJ, USA

    Alluru S. Reddi MD, PhD (Professor of Medicine, Chief)

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Reddi, A.S. (2018). High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis. In: Fluid, Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60167-0_28

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