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Normal anion gap acidosis is an acidosis that is not accompanied by an abnormally increased anion gap.
Normal anion gap acidosis | |
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Other names | Non-anion gap acidosis |
Specialty | Endocrinology, nephrology |
The most common cause of normal anion gap acidosis is diarrhea with a renal tubular acidosis being a distant second.
The differential diagnosis of normal anion gap acidosis is relatively short (when compared to the differential diagnosis of acidosis):
As opposed to high anion gap acidosis (which involves increased organic acid production), normal anion gap acidosis involves either increased production/administration of chloride (hyperchloremic acidosis) or increased excretion of bicarbonate.
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