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