title: A Quick Reference on Anion Gap and Strong Ion Gap.
abstract: Metabolic acid-base disorders are common in emergency and critically ill patients. Clinicians may have difficulty recognizing their presence when multiple acid-base derangements are present in a single patient simultaneously. The anion gap and the strong ion gap concepts are useful calculations to identify the components of complex metabolic acid-base associated to the presence of unmeasured anions. This article presents their definition, normal values, indications, limitations, and guidelines for interpretation of changes in the clinical setting.
authors.affiliation: Animal Medicine and Surgery Department, Facultat de Veterinària de la UAB, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Barcelona 08193, Spain. Electronic address: Carlos.Torrente@uab.cat.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Torrente Artero
mesh_terms: D000136:Acid-Base Equilibrium; D000137:Acid-Base Imbalance / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals
keywords: Acid-base; Anion gap; Metabolic acidosis; Small animals; Strong ion gap; Unmeasured anions