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Causes of a Low Anion Gap
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Causes of a Low Anion Gap

Kidney Disease

Causes of a Low Anion Gap

What is the Anion Gap? The anion gap is used in the diagnosis and evaluation of metabolic acidosis and is calculated by the following equation. Na+ - (Cl- + HCO3-) In reality all of the positive and negative charges in the body are equal. This equation only includes the major anions and cations.

By BCNephro|2024-08-22T12:10:54+00:00August 22nd, 2024|Kidney Disease|0 Comments

Renal Imaging – Nuclear Renal Scan
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Renal Imaging – Nuclear Renal Scan

Kidney Disease

Renal Imaging – Nuclear Renal Scan

What is a Renal Scan? A nuclear medicine renal scan involves imaging with a compound taken up by the kidney that is bound to a radioisotope. There are different compounds used that are bound to the radioisotope technetium: MAG3: 99m dimercaptosuccinic acid Most common compound used for renal scans Rapid extraction by renal

By BCNephro|2024-08-14T13:12:16+00:00August 14th, 2024|Kidney Disease|0 Comments