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Dr. Marc Goldstein

Urine Anion Gap

<p>Detects urine acidosis for evaluation of non-gap metabolic acidosis.</p>

<p>Detects urine acidosis for metabolic acidosis eval.</p>

The Urine Anion Gap is used for differential diagnosis in metabolic acidosis using measured ions in the urine.

Urine Potassium

Urine Chloride

Urine Sodium

Anion Gap

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