Table 3 |
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Distribution of the three main underlying mechanisms of metabolic acidosis |
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Underlying mechanism |
Number of patients (%) |
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Increased strong ion gap |
49 (98) |
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Increased lactate |
31 (62) |
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Increased chloride |
40 (80) |
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Increased strong ion gap + lactate |
31 (62) |
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Increased strong ion gap + chloride |
39 (78) |
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Increased lactate + chloride |
25 (50) |
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Increased strong ion gap + lactate + chloride |
25 (50) |
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