What Is an Anion Gap? The anion gap test measures anion gap (sometimes called serum anion gap) or how much acid is in your blood. Acid levels that are higher or lower than normal can tip your doctor ...

A low anion gap results from an imbalance in the body’s pH levels. Healthcare professionals identify this “gap” by examining the results of a blood test that measures electrolyte levels. To maintain ...

All solutions of dissolved salts contain equal numbers of dissociated positive and negative charges. This simple principle was used by the Boston physiologist James L Gamble as a means of analyzing ...

The anion gap (AG) is an established biochemical marker that aids clinicians in the diagnosis and prognosis of acid–base disorders. In the context of critically ill patients, elevated AG values – ...

Describes acid-base physiology and discusses the diagnosis and treatment of disorders associated with metabolic acidosis and metabolic alkalosis, as well as plasma potassium disorders. Metabolic ...