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The anion gap is a calculation and while you may be on to something, the anion gap varies frequently. It is also used as an indication that the instrument may not be holding its calibration. I work in a clinical lab in a hospital and the usual anion gaps are between 5 and 15.
my recent blood test revealed my anion gap at a low of 2.5. Should I be concerned,, I did have lung cancer last year. I'm new to this site, so I'm not sure I'm posting correctly to get a response. Thanks for the patience
Too high anion gap means Acidosis and can happen if you have for example lactic acidosis Too low anion gap is often related to low Albumine Two ways for Anion Gap calculation, the usual formula is Na - Cl - HCO3 units are mmol/l or mEq/l Normal is 8 to 16 (or 10 to 20 if K include) HIGH...
So I had fasting blood work last week, and it showed a low-moderate level of acidosis (anion gap = 19.9). I have other fasting blood work that shows my anion gap as high. So I decided to alkalyze... I stopped eating kefir and cut down on decaf, and am substituting more alkaline forming foods.
Second, metabolic acidosis may be present without a rise in the plasma anion gap. In this latter setting, either the D-lactate anion was retained in the lumen of the GI tract (with the H being absorbed or titrated by bicarbonate in the lumen of the GI tract), or it was excreted in the urine, but in either case, the cation lost with it was Na ...
Your anion gap is within range, you tolerate it fine and you don't sound like you've had acidosis symptoms. EDIT: I can see anion gap is related to potassium, sodium, chloride, etc. To get my extra sodium in, I am supplementing sodium chloride which is 60% chloride and 40% sodium approx. Will this help me keep the anion gap in the right intervals?
My anion gap was usually above normal when I was hypothyroid, then it dropped to within normal when I took lots of levothyroxine. However, my neurological problem (ME) makes me intolerant to stuff that increases my brain activity, so my conclusion is that I increased dosage too quickly for my brain, despite my body producing less lactate and ...
Second, metabolic acidosis may be present without a rise in the plasma anion gap. In this latter setting, either the D-lactate anion was retained in the lumen of the GI tract (with the H being absorbed or titrated by bicarbonate in the lumen of the GI tract), or it was excreted in the urine, but in either case, the cation lost with it was Na+ ...
There are not many path labs that can test for d-lactic, it needs a specific assay kit, which I believe would need to be shipped in. It can present without a rise in the anion gap, making it invisible in routine testing, unless specifically tested for. Metametrix test for it, see below
metabolic acidosis may be present without a rise in the plasma anion gap. In this latter setting, either the D-lactate anion was retained in the lumen of the GI tract (with the H being absorbed or titrated by bicarbonate in the lumen of the GI tract), or it was excreted in the urine, but in either case, the cation lost with it was Na and/or K ion