Anion gap

The anion gap is the difference between the total number of cations and the total number of ions that are routinely measured in serum, that is, the number of sodium ions in the serum minus the number of bicarbonate and chloride ions. )Difference. It is an important indicator to help judge metabolic acidosis and various mixed acid-base imbalances.

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