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A 40-year-old female asked:

is the anion gap test normally part of the comprehensive metabolic panel? i had many blood tests and i don't remember the anion gap being on them.

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Dr. Ed Friedlander answered

Pathology 44 years experience

It's there: It's calculated from the sodium, potassium, bicarb and chloride. In this case, the lab did it to be helpful to the physician.

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Dr. Evan Altman

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Dr. Mazen Kherallah answered

Infectious Disease 34 years experience

Yes: The anion gap is calculated from the electrolyte panel.

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Dr. Eric Goldstein

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A 58-year-old female asked:

Blood test: low alk phos & vit d, c-react protein 7.35, na 146, creat up from 60 - 80 & crcl down frm 101 to 76 in 2 mo, anion gap high, GFR 60 why?

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A 52-year-old female asked:

What could cause a neg anion gap on blood test w low albumin and low tot protein? Seen it on blood work over the past year. Have ruq pain no diagnosis

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A 38-year-old female asked:

Blood test shows sodium 139, potassium 3.3 L, and chloride 109 H. What does this mean and should I be concerned? WBC/RBC is normal. Anion gap 5.0

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A 67-year-old male asked:

I recently had some blood test done..creatinine came back as 1.6, BUN is 19, glucose on the high side.....all other measurements are witin the range except for anion gap. anion gap is 13, slightly above range. what does this all mean?

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A 50-year-old male asked:

Blood tests showed sodium 141, potassium 4, chloride 99, bicarb 22 which gives me a high anion gap of 24. As I am fatigued could this indicate cancer?

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