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A member 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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No: and your anion gap is only 20, according to the numbers given, (usually potassium isn't included in the equation). Anion gap calculation isn't used to screen for cancer, rather metabolic problems, commonly acidosis, and several disease contribute, as kidney, gastrointestinal (diarrhea), drugs, diabetes, etc. Lab errors need to be excluded, and most important is clinical correlation, u r fine
Answered 5/9/2017
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Can you interpret these for me? Sodium 139 mmol/L Potassium 4.1 mmol/L Chloride 104 mmol/L Carbon Dioxide 26 mmol/L Anion Gap 9 Glucose 98 mg/dL BUN5 mg/dL Creatinine0.5 mg/dL?
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Aion gap calculation results. Sodium 140, chloride 109, bicarbonate 23, albumin 4.0.=6.9 mEq/L. Non anion gap acidosis. What does it mean, concern?
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