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What is In a 32yr old male presenting with the following blood chemistry Na+ - 135,K+ - 5.0, HCO3- - 14.0, Cl- - 116, PO4-- - 5.0, S04-- - 5.0, Mg++ - 2.0, Ca++- 8.0 the anion gap is : and explain in detail?
Ans. is 'd' ie 10 - then the anion gap would be - = 5But 5 is not an option In all the books I have looked for i.e., Harrison, Nelson Ganong, Guyton, C.P.D.T., Cecil; anion gap is calculated in a similar way except for Bailey where anion gap is calculated as follows:Anion gap = - Using this anion gap isequal to 140 - 130 = 10