Oh wait … It isn’t MUDPILES! Acute toxic encephalopathy with an interesting anion gap metabolic acidosis resulting in prolonged invasive mechanical ventilation
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DOI: 10.1080/20009666.2021.1942670
Abstract: ABSTRACT A 70-year-old white female patient with past medical history of migraine, fibromyalgia, diverticulitis, and hypothyroidism presented to the emergency department accompanied by her husband for one day of altered mentation, nausea and vomiting. Laboratory… read more here.
Keywords: metabolic acidosis; anion gap; gap metabolic;
Case report: Salicylate intoxication can present with a normal anion gap metabolic acidosis depending on method used for measuring chloride
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DOI: 10.1111/bcp.15492
Abstract: Severe salicylate intoxication usually presents with a high anion gap metabolic acidosis. We describe a patient with severe salicylate intoxication who presented with a surprisingly normal anion gap metabolic acidosis. Initial salicylate level was 594 mg/L… read more here.
Keywords: metabolic acidosis; salicylate; gap metabolic; anion gap ... See more keywords
Rare cause of high anion gap metabolic acidosis in an infant: Succinyl‐CoA:3‐ketoacid transferase deficiency
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DOI: 10.1111/jpc.14549
Abstract: A 10-month-old male infant was referred due to refractory metabolic acidosis. He had presented with respiratory distress after 2 days of vomiting. Past and family histories were unremarkable except for parental consanguinity. There was no… read more here.
Keywords: acidosis; deficiency; metabolic acidosis; anion gap ... See more keywords
Recurrent Encephalopathy and Severe Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis in a Patient with Short Bowel: It Is D-Lactic Acidosis
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DOI: 10.1159/000509952
Abstract: D-lactic acidosis is a rare and potentially underrecognized condition in patients with short bowel syndrome. We present the case of a 61-year-old female with a history of an ileojejunal bypass at age 18 who presented… read more here.
Keywords: acidosis; short bowel; lactic acidosis; anion gap ... See more keywords
Association between anion gap and mortality of aortic aneurysm in intensive care unit after open surgery
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DOI: 10.1186/s12872-021-02263-4
Abstract: Background There has not been a well-accepted prognostic model to predict the mortality of aortic aneurysm patients in intensive care unit after open surgery repair. Otherwise, our previous study found that anion gap was a… read more here.
Keywords: anion; intensive care; anion gap; mortality ... See more keywords
Negative Anion Gap in a Teenager with Epilepsy.
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DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2017.282376
Abstract: A 15-year-old patient diagnosed with Dravet syndrome (a severe myoclonic epilepsy of infants) and cognitive impairment is under topiramate, valproate, and levetiracetam treatment. Because of the presentation of several epileptic crises in recent weeks, potassium… read more here.
Keywords: gap teenager; teenager epilepsy; chemistry; anion gap ... See more keywords
Anion gap predicts the long-term neurological and cognitive outcomes of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage.
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DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202205_28741
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To investigate whether anion gap (AG) can act as a potentially predictive biomarker in recoveries of neurological and cognitive functions. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 89 patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) were recruited.… read more here.
Keywords: long term; anion gap; neurological cognitive; cohort ... See more keywords
Plasma anion gap and risk of in-hospital mortality in patients with spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage
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DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.1008030
Abstract: Background The association between the serum anion gap (AG) and prognosis of patients with spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) remains unknown. Thus, this study aimed to explore the association between AG levels and mortality in patients… read more here.
Keywords: anion gap; mortality; hospital; risk ... See more keywords
Plasma Anion Gap and Risk of In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke: Analysis from the MIMIC-IV Database
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DOI: 10.3390/jpm11101004
Abstract: We aimed to investigate the association between the plasma anion gap (AG) and in-hospital mortality among patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS). In total, 1236 AIS patients were enrolled using the Medical Information Mart for… read more here.
Keywords: plasma anion; hospital mortality; anion gap; mortality ... See more keywords