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Analytical and Forensic Toxicology

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Anion Gap Reliability<br />

AG = Na + - (Cl - + HCO3 - )<br />

• MUDPILES<br />

• Cyanide, CO, Acetaminophen, Toluene,<br />

Theophylline, Hydrogen Sulfide<br />

• Increase unmeasured anions<br />

• Dehydration, sodium salts, antibiotics<br />

• Decreased unmeasured cations<br />

• Mag, Ca, <strong>and</strong> K

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