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Why the anion gap is not increase in metabolic acidosis due to ingestion of nh4cl or carbonic?
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RTA: Normal anion gap metabolic acidosis usually results from either the net retention of HCl or its equivalent (NH4Cl) or the net loss of sodium bicarbonate
Answered 5/27/2017
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