Quantitative Physicochemical Analysis of Acid‐Base Balance and Clinical Utility of Anion Gap and Strong Ion Gap in 806 Neonatal Calves with Diarrhea

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

F.M. Trefz²  P.D. Constable¹ 

[1] College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL;Clinic for Ruminants with Ambulatory and Herd Health Services at the Centre for Clinical Veterinary Medicine, LMU Munich, Oberschleißheim, Germany

关键词: d‐Lactate;    Henderson‐Hasselbalch model;    Inorganic phosphorus;    Strong ion difference;   

DOI  :  10.1111/jvim.12556

来源: Wiley

【 摘 要 】

Abstract

Background

Acid-base abnormalities in neonatal diarrheic calves can be assessed by using the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation or the simplified strong ion approach which use the anion gap (AG) or the strong ion gap (SIG) to quantify the concentration of unmeasured strong anions such as d-lactate.

Hypothesis/Objectives

To determine and compare the clinical utility of AG and SIG in quantifying the unmeasured strong anion charge in neonatal diarrheic calves, and to examine the associations between biochemical findings and acid-base variables by using the simplified strong ion approach. We hypothesized that the SIG provides a more accurate prediction of unmeasured strong anions than the AG.

Animals

Eight hundred and six neonatal diarrheic calves admitted to a veterinary teaching hospital.

Methods

Retrospective study utilizing clinicopathologic findings extracted from medical records.

Results

Hyperphosphatemia was an important predictor of venous blood pH. Serum inorganic phosphorus and plasma d-lactate concentrations accounted for 58% of the variation in venous blood pH and 77% of the variation in AG and SIG. Plasma d- and total lactate concentrations were slightly better correlated with SIG (r_s = −0.69; −0.78) than to AG (r_s = 0.63; 0.74).

Conclusions and Clinical Importance

Strong ion gap is slightly better at quantifying the unmeasured strong anion concentration in neonatal diarrheic calves than AG. Phosphorus concentrations should be included as part of the calculation of A_tot when applying the simplified strong ion approach to acid-base balance to critically ill animals with hyperphosphatemia.

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