The case: A 65-year-old man was found in a state of clouded consciousness of unknown duration. At hospital his Glasgow Coma Scale score was 9. Naloxone and thiamine were administered. A CT head scan ...

Your anion gap is more than just a lab number—it’s a window into your body’s acid–base balance and overall metabolic health. Understanding how it’s calculated, what’s normal for your lab, and how to ...

Although the teaching case report in the March 27 issue on a negative anion gap and elevated osmolar gap resulting from lithium overdose1 is interesting, I identified the following concern. In the ...