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anion gap method used to evaluate a patient's acid-base status; based on the observation that the sum of blood cations (sodium, potassium, chloride and bicarbonate ions) usually exceeds the sum of the anions (sulfates, phosphates, proteinates, organic acid ions); the difference between the two is the anion gap. Significant departure from the normal level of difference indicates acid-base disturbance. |
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3 mmol/L, chloride 99 mmol/L, and bicarbonate 14 mmol/L, with an anion gap of 17. Lactic acidosis is characterized by elevated blood lactate levels (greater than 5 mmol/L), decreased pH, electrolyte disturbances with an increased anion gap, and an increased lactate/pyruvate ratio. |
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