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| | 06/05/06 - 04:42 AM  
 
   
 
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in metabolic acidosis, if there is a increased anion gap, what is the "increased anion gap" suppose to mean. can someone plz give a brief explaination. thanks
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| mjl1717 Forum Hero

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| | 06/05/06 - 04:59 AM  
 
   
 
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without giving the formula : it has to do with unmeasured buffers or anions in the serum such as lactate, sulfate etc. normally its between 8 and 12 with a little variation in those numbers.
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