Chapter 27: Fluid, Electrolyte and Acid-Base Homeostasis

The presence of excess metabolic acids produces an increase in the anion gap as sodium bicarbonate is replaced by the sodium salt of the offending acid (e.g., sodium lactate). When the acidosis results from an increase in serum Cl- levels (e.g., hyperchloremic acidosis), the … ................
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