You may find the following article, published 10 years ago, interesting: "The Fall of the Serum Anion Gap" in Arch. Intern Med (1990) 311- 313 by Winter S.D. et al.
Mario D'Costa Ph.D. FCACB
Director of Clinical Chemistry and Core Lab
St. Joseph's Health Centre, Toronto
Assistant Professor, University of Toronto
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>>> "Dr. M. Steiner" <[log in to unmask]> 07/14 10:47 AM >>>
Dear Colleagues,
I have repeatedly noted the use of fairly different reference values for
the anion gap (for exmple 5-11 mmol/l versus 8-16 mmol/l).
I am not sure what the reasons might be (methodology?).
Thank you for your comments.
Sincerely,
Dr. med. Michael Steiner
University of Rostock
Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry
Ernst-Heydemann-Str. 6
D-18057 Rostock
GERMANY
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