High-Anion-Gap Metabolic Acidosis During a Prolonged Hospitalization Following Perforated Diverticulitis: An Educational Case Report

High-Anion-Gap Metabolic Acidosis During a Prolonged Hospitalization Following Perforated Diverticulitis: An Educational Case Report

Rationale: The metabolic acidoses are generally separated into 2 categories on the basis of an anion gap calculation: high-anion-gap and normal anion-gap metabolic acidosis. When a high-anion-gap metabolic acidosis (HAGMA) is not clearly explained by common etiologies and routine confirmatory testin...

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Main Authors: Ana Cecilia Farfan Ruiz, Sriram Sriperumbuduri, Julie L V Shaw, Edward G. Clark
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2022-10-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/20543581221129753

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https://doi.org/10.1177/20543581221129753

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