JOURNAL ARTICLE
REVIEW
Add like
Add dislike
Add to saved papers

Review of Clinical Disorders Causing Metabolic Acidosis.

The various mechanisms responsible for the development of metabolic acidosis are briefly reviewed, and the metabolic acidoses are categorized both by mechanism and by the presence or absence of an increased anion gap. When a diagnosis of metabolic acidosis is established, it becomes imperative to identify the primary causative etiology as quickly as possible. This is often readily apparent from the history and physical exam (ie, diabetic ketoacidosis when the glucose is very high in a patient with diabetes mellitus; lactic acidosis in a patient with sepsis and hypotension, etc.). However, when the etiology is not obvious, it is very helpful to determine if the metabolic acidosis is of the hyperchloremic or high-anion-gap type (or a combination of both). Once this categorization has been established, a stepwise consideration of each of the potential causative etiologies will usually direct the clinician to order the appropriate diagnostic studies.

Full text links

We have located links that may give you full text access.
Can't access the paper?
Try logging in through your university/institutional subscription. For a smoother one-click institutional access experience, please use our mobile app.

For the best experience, use the Read mobile app

Mobile app image

Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university

For the best experience, use the Read mobile app

All material on this website is protected by copyright, Copyright © 1994-2024 by WebMD LLC.
This website also contains material copyrighted by 3rd parties.

By using this service, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy.

Your Privacy Choices Toggle icon

You can now claim free CME credits for this literature searchClaim now

Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university

For the best experience, use the Read mobile app