Anion Gap || Anion Gap For The Assessment of Metabolic Acidosis

Anion Gap For The Assessment of Metabolic Acidosis - This is the video on Anion Gap which is important biochemical tool used for the assessment of metabolic acidosis with NEET PG MCQs

Definition of Anion Gap - 00:20 minutes
Anion Gap Formula - 00:59 minutes
Anion Gap Calculation - 00:59 minutes
Normal range of Anion Gap - 02:00 minutes
Clinical Significance of Anion Gap - 02:10 minutes
Metabolic Acidosis Associated with Increased Anion Gap - 02:36 minutes
Increased anion gap acidosis or Normochloremic acidosis - 02:36 minutes
Metabolic Acidosis Associated with Normal Anion Gap - 03:36 minutes
Hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis or normal anion gap acidosis - 03:36 minutes
Causes Metabolic Acidosis Associated with Increased and Normal Anion Gap - 04:41 minutes
NEET PG MCQs - 06:54 minutes

The concept of anion gap originally was developed when it was found that if the sum of the Cl– and HCO3_ values was subtracted from the Na+ and K+ values the difference or ‘gap’ averaged 16 mEq/L in healthy individuals.

The anion gap is the difference between unmeasured anions and ummeasured cations and is estimated as

Anion gap = ([Na+] + [K+]) – ([Cl–] + [HCO3– ])
= (142 + 4) – (103 + 27)
= 146 – 130
= 16 mEq/L

The anion gap is a biochemical tool which sometimes helps in assessing acid-base problems.

It is used for the diagnosis of different causes of metabolic acidosis.

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