Anion Gap Explained | Metabolic Acidosis

Описание: The anion gap represents the difference between the primary cations (sodium and potassium) and the primary anions (bicarbonate and chloride) in the blood. This video provides an overview of both normal anion gap metabolic acidosis and high anion gap metabolic acidosis. The video is designed to help medical students understand the content with animated figures.

0:00 Introduction
0:30 Definition
1:41 Anion Gap Equation
2:30 Metabolic Acidosis
3:41 Direct loss of HCO3- (NAGMA)
5:28 Normal Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis Causes
6:02 Rise in H+ ions (HAGMA)
8:37 High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis Causes
8:53 Comparison
9:17 Practice Question
11:52 Summary

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