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Bridging the Gap: Acute Neurology and a Metabolic Acidosis
Author(s) -
Dylan J. Mac Lochlainn,
Paul Hamilton,
M Ivan Wiggam
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the journal of applied laboratory medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2576-9456
pISSN - 2475-7241
DOI - 10.1093/jalm/jfaa012
Subject(s) - bridging (networking) , metabolic acidosis , neurology , medicine , intensive care medicine , computer science , psychiatry , computer security
Metabolic acidosis, a condition characterized by high levels of acid in the body and blood is common in hospitalized patients. While there are numerous potential causes of metabolic acidosis, many cases can be diagnosed by clinical history examination and routine lab chemistries. Calculation of the anion gap which reflects the difference between the positively charged cations and the negatively charged anions in the blood is often a part of this diagnostic work up.

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