ALLMedicine™ Anion Gap Center

Sep 25th, 2021 - There has not been a well-accepted prognostic model to predict the mortality of aortic aneurysm patients in intensive care unit after open surgery repair. Otherwise, our previous study found that anion gap was a prognosis factor for aortic aneurys...

Aug 19th, 2021 - Following non-elective orthopaedic surgery, a 61-year-old man with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus on empagliflozin developed high anion gap metabolic acidosis in the high-dependency unit. Metabolic acidosis persisted despite intravenou...

Aug 18th, 2021 - The anion gap (AG) is a mathematical construct that compares the blood sodium concentration with the sum of the chloride and bicarbonate concentrations. It is a helpful calculation that divides the metabolic acidoses into 2 categories: high AG met...

Jul 20th, 2021 - High anion gap acidosis frequently develops in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) and might be involved in kidney injury. Its impact on kidney outcomes, however, has not been well studied. We sought to examine the association betw...

Jun 12th, 2021 - Accurate prediction of severity and mortality in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is important for allocation of resources. The APACHE II and SOFA scores are used to predict mortality in critically ill patients, however neither has been tested exclusiv...

Oct 2nd, 2020 - Recent studies have shown improved renal outcomes in adult patients with sepsis receiving balanced solutions instead of "normal" saline. For years, it has been known that 0.9% saline (colloquially referred to as "abnormal saline") can cause a hype...

Oct 2nd, 2020 - Recent studies have shown improved renal outcomes in adult patients with sepsis receiving balanced solutions instead of "normal" saline. For years, it has been known that 0.9% saline (colloquially referred to as "abnormal saline") can cause a hype...

Jun 5th, 2020 - Answer 2/5 Which of the following statements about hypertension in patients with CKD is accurate? Your peers chose: Hypertension is not considered a risk factor for increasing cardiovascular risk in patients with CKD 0% Hypertension contributes to...

Jan 3rd, 2019 - Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) has always been a favorite topic on internal medicine teaching rounds and is sometimes used to challenge residents. It is a relatively uncommon cause of some common laboratory and clinical.

Oct 23rd, 2017 - OPTIRAY (160, 240, 300, 320, AND 350): Edited boxed warning April 7, 2017 PLR conversion, addition of the following: WARNING: NOT FOR INTRATHECAL USE Inadvertent intrathecal administration may cause death, convulsions, cerebral hemorrhage, coma, p.