Urinary Electrolytes
Urinary Electrolytes: used in the diagnosis of a number of electrolyte disturbances in ICU (especially when intake of electrolytes is known and relatively controlled)
Tag Urinary Anion Gap
Urine Electrolytes
Urinary anion gap (UAG): Differentiate renal or GIT cause of HYPERchloraemic metabolic disorders; or Normal anion gap metabolic acidosis (NAGMA)
Urinary Anion Gap
Urinary Anion Gap = [Na+]+ [K+] - [Cl-]
Mind the gap…
the case. a 29-year old female with a past history of anorexia nervosa, polycystic ovarian syndrome, chronic back pain and analgesic abuse presents to the Emergency Department. She describes 3 days of bilateral ankle and facial swelling. She tells you…