Severe salicylate poisoning is classically associated with an anion gap metabolic acidosis. However, high serum salicylate levels can cause false increase of laboratory chloride results on some analyzers. We present 2 cases of life-threatening salicylate poisoning with an apparently normal anion gap caused by an important laboratory interference. These cases highlight that the diagnosis of seve...

The title complex, [Ag(2)(NO(2))(2)(C(25)H(22)P(2))(2)]·2CH(3)CN, is a centrosymmetric dimer in which two bis(diphenylphosphino)methane ligands bridge two Ag(+) ions, forming an eight-membered ring with a short Ag⋯Ag separation of 3.1809 (5) Å. The distorted P(2)O(2) coordination of the cation is completed by two O-donors from a symmetric bidentate chelate NO(2) (-) anion [Ag-O = 2.550 (3) and ...

In the polymeric title compound, [Ag(C8H14N3)] n , the Ag(I) cation is coordinated by three N atoms from three 3,5-diisopropyl-1,2,4-triazolate anions in a T-shaped geometry. The Ag(I) cation deviates from the coordination plane by 0.014 (1) Å and the N-Ag-N bond angles are 96.85 (11), 97.72 (10) and 165.39 (12)°. The triazolate anion bridges three Ag(I) cations, forming a three-dimensional pol...

introduction renal tubular acidosis (rta) is a non-uremic defects of urinary acidification. it is characterized by a normal anion gap hyperchloremic  metabolic acidosis; plasma potassium may be normal, low or high-depending on the type of rta. these syndromes differ from uremic acidosis which is associated with a high anion gap, decreased glomerular filtration with enhanced proton secretion by ...

Increases in the blood anion gap (AG) and venoarterial carbon dioxide gradients [p(V-A)CO2] may indicate changes in intracellular acid concentration not demonstrated by blood gas measurements. This prospective study examines these two physiologic markers to determine their relationship to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) survival and duration in 100 patients. Serum electrolytes were d...

In this article, a series of mixed-ligand Ag(i) coordination polymers, namely, Ag(L1)H(2)O (), Ag(2)(hmt)(2)(L1)(2) (), [Ag(HL2)]H(2)O (), [Ag(L2)(biim)][Ag(biim)] (), [K(5)(L3)(2)][Ag(H(2)O)(2)] (), [Ag(2)(L3)(3-iso)][Ag(3-iso)]5H(2)O (), [Ag(3)(L3)(bipy)(3)(H(2)O)]6H(2)O (), [Ag(3)(L3)(biim)(3)]H(2)O (), and [Ag(3)(L3)(hmt)(2)(H(2)O)(3)]H(2)O () (where hmt = hexamethylenetetramine, bipy = 4,4...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Vascular calcification (VC), a major complication in humans and animals with chronic kidney disease (CKD), is influenced by changes in acid-base balance. The purpose of this study was to describe the acid-base balance in uremic rats with VC and to correlate the parameters that define acid-base equilibrium with VC. METHODS Twenty-two rats with CKD induced by 5/6 nephrectomy (5/...

BACKGROUND Hyperphosphatemia is a common problem in patients with kidney failure. It is usually mild and rarely severe enough to cause metabolic acidosis on its own. Besides kidney failure, use of phosphate containing enemas, rhabdomyolysis, and tumor lysis syndrome are common causes of severe hyperphosphatemia. CASE REPORT A 74-year-old man with a history of diabetes mellitus type II, arterial...

INTRODUCTION Metabolic acidosis is the most frequent acid-base disorder in the intensive care unit. The optimal analysis of the underlying mechanisms is unknown. AIM To compare the conventional approach with the physicochemical approach in quantifying complicated metabolic acidosis in patients in the intensive care unit. PATIENTS AND METHODS We included 50 consecutive patients with a metabo...