@the.big.dawg.rn: What is an anion gap and why do ICU nurses care about it? #nurse #nursing #nurselife #rn #fyp

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ingridsophia100
ingridsophia100 :
How do you get to this level of knowledge? Sometimes I feel like I just complete tasks at my nursing job. We don’t get opportunities to learn more about pathophysiology.
2026-02-22 00:36:28
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spacesurfin
spacesurfin :
And DKA isn’t the ONLY reason for high anion gap metabolic acidosis!!! Had a rhabdo pt started on DKA protocol per EMD …. It wasn’t DKA causing the high gap; it was most certainly the myoglobin/CK >50,000…..
2026-03-28 14:56:24
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none282
caseyewy2xo :
They don’t pay nurse enough to do doctor job lol
2026-02-21 01:43:07
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hope4lila
Mel :
Where’s my CEU certificate
2026-02-20 19:30:41
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bareshades_co
Bare Shades Cosmetics :
Usually measured with pt's that's admitted to the ICU with DKA
2026-02-22 17:36:04
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rocksannd
𝑹𝒐𝒙𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒆♡ | 𝚁𝙽 :
Straight to the point yet so informative! Series incoming?
2026-02-19 05:32:12
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al2120912
al2120912 :
I’d love it if you did a series on lab values and what they mean! I really appreciate the way you explain it! As an oncology nurse we only focus on trending certain labs but there are others I’d like to understand and watch more closely.
2026-02-18 22:35:10
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kaycie31282
kaycie :
What does it mean if the gap is low?
2026-04-06 13:12:28
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docdegen
DocDegen :
As a physician, I love your content and thank you for taking time to post education!
2026-02-19 01:02:46
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hennessey1266
hennessey1266 :
Been wanting to know about this ! Thank you !
2026-02-19 02:12:06
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jmedrano_24
Joslyn Medrano :
Instan follow because you explained this way better than the guest we had come into our lecture 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
2026-03-19 00:04:57
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beccanurse05
Becca ❤️Cardiac Nurse :
Had so many DKA patients and the anion gap so important. thank you for sharing this information ♥️♥️
2026-02-19 00:12:33
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winetipsyy
winetipsyy :
Can you share an example of a result that would make you alert but keep monitoring vs a result that would make you worry and what you would do in that scenario? Thank you so much for the useful info :)
2026-02-19 03:38:36
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kaliciealexus
kaliciealexus :
Med surg nurse and saving this 🧍🏾‍♀️
2026-02-19 16:01:52
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bridget_sings
Bri_Sings :
Thank you so much. I’ve never really understood what this was. This just made it so much clearer especially to a new nurse. Thank you.
2026-02-18 22:32:50
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e_girlz_mama
e_girlz_mama :
Recently had a patient coming in with sodium 123 chloride 99 and co2 less than 5 so they were unable to calc his A gap. He was in DKA sugar 663
2026-03-30 06:08:54
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sydneyenglandd
sydney england :
Thank you for this! I just became a preceptor in the ICU and will definitely use this explanation for my students!
2026-02-19 18:33:27
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suzie12025
Susie :
Does this have anything to do with cancers?
2026-03-13 16:15:26
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ishaybie
ishaybie :
why isn't the dr watching it.....
2026-03-29 03:35:06
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jade12lilac
Nyc :
It’s not just for ICU.
2026-02-20 22:36:03
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cptnma
cptnma :
Not just the ICU nurses care about it
2026-02-19 13:31:04
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laura_24rn
Laura Hicks778 :
So what’s the treatment?
2026-02-21 14:32:14
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brookea.ajones
brooke :
*cries in burn nursing*
2026-03-05 13:02:09
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