A 53-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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Dr. Rifat Naghmi answered
45 years experience in Internal Medicine
Cancer: No, it doesn't suggest cancer at all.
Answered on May 7, 2017
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