Hyperchloremic acidosis

Causes

• Renal tubular acidosis failure of HCO₃^- resorption(i.e., proximal renal tubular acidosis) or failure of H⁺ secretion (ie in distal renal tubular acidosis)
• Renal failure
• Gastrointestinal loss of HCO₃^- with diarrhea (vomiting will tend to cause hypochloraemic alkalosis).
• Ingestions
• Ammonium chloride, Hydrochloric acid
• Hyperalimentation fluids (i.e., total parenteral nutrition)

• Alcohol (such as ethanol) can effect anion gap by inducing alcohol dehydrogenase enzyme.

See also

• Anion gap
• Metabolic acidosis

External links

• NIH - Renal Tubular Acidosis