Problem-based review: a patient with metabolic acidosis
Allan, R.; Foster, C.
Acute Medicine 11(4): 251-256
2012
ISSN/ISBN: 1747-4892 PMID: 23364112 Document Number: 14361
Metabolic acidosis is a common metabolic derangement present in the acute medical patient. A thorough and structured investigative approach is required as there are many causes and management is reliant on identifying these. In particular calculation of the anion gap with correction for albumin level and use of the delta ratio can be helpful in complex cases especially in patients where a combination of metabolic derangements may be present.
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