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Question 3
What is anion gap ?
How to calculate ?
What is the anion gap in this case ?
Anion Gap
Principle of electroneutrality
MC + UC = MA + UA
MC – MA = UA – UC = AG (anion gap)
AG = [Na+] – { [HCO3-] + [Cl-] }
( ~10 –12 meq /L )
In this case: AG = 133.8 – 2.9 –100.5 =30.4
