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Anion Gap: How to Use It Properly
Built to support a MedVellum short or longer explainer on acid-base reasoning, then route people directly into the calculator and related topics.
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Key points
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Students, ICU trainees, ED clinicians, and viva candidates
Lesson companion
Use this page as the durable written framework below the video, then continue into linked topics and tools.
Key takeaways
- A “normal” anion gap can be misleading when albumin is low.
- The number only becomes clinically useful once paired with lactate, ketones, renal function, and the bedside story.
- Use the tool page for the quick calculation and the linked topics for the why.