What Is The Most Likely Cause Of An Increased Osmolal Gap In An Emergency Department Setting?
2022-05-30
The osmolal gap was increased in patients with lactic acidosis (17.4 +/- 5.4 mmol/kg) and alcoholic ketoacidosis (26.9 +/- 7.6 mmol/kg) when compared with controls (-1.7 +/- 1.7 mmol/kg, P less than 0.05 for both comparisons). What is a possible physiological cause of an increased osmolal gap that are notRead More →