title: [The plasma anion gap is a useful tool for evaluating children with metabolic acidosis].
abstract: Metabolic acidosis occurs frequently in hospitalized children. The causes are many and often apparent from the history and physical examination. However, if the aetiology is unclear, the plasma anion gap is a useful tool for evaluating patients with metabolic acidosis. In this case report we describe two children in which the aetiology to the metabolic acidosis was unknown, one with normal anion gap who was diagnosed with renal tubular acidosis, and one with increased anion gap acidosis due to D-lactic acidosis.
authors.affiliation: Wagnersvej 14 st. th., 2450 København SV. julijana_pivkovska@yahoo.dk.
authors.forename: Julijana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pivkovska
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Born
authors.forename: Nina Eva
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Kvist
authors.forename: Ulrikka
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Nygaard
mesh_terms: D000136:Acid-Base Equilibrium; D000140:Acidosis, Lactic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D000141:Acidosis, Renal Tubular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male