Obesity, Anion Accumulation, and Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis: A Cohort Study.
Douglas C LambertMatthew K AbramowitzPublished in: Kidney360 (2021)
Obesity is characterized by unmeasured anion accumulation and acid retention or overproduction. Modest elevations in anion gap among patients with obesity are associated with previously unrecognized anion gap metabolic acidosis.