http://lifeinthefastlane.com/2009/12/laboratory-tester-001/ Emergency Medicine education blog Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:17:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://lifeinthefastlane.com/2009/12/laboratory-tester-001/#comment-6112 Paul Young Sat, 24 Apr 2010 20:56:16 +0000 http://lifeinthefastlane.com/?p=9300#comment-6112 The potassium should be included if the value of the measured potassium is abnormal. The difference between the normal anion gap including potassium and the normal anion gap without potassium is 4 because it assumes that the normal potassium. If the potassium is not normal, as in this case, the anion gap should be calculated including the potassium. The potassium should be included if the value of the measured potassium is abnormal. The difference between the normal anion gap including potassium and the normal anion gap without potassium is 4 because it assumes that the normal potassium. If the potassium is not normal, as in this case, the anion gap should be calculated including the potassium.

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