derekliz Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 My dr ran some labs for my pre-op and my Anion came back low at 5 range is 7-15....what is anion? Never have seen this on any of my labsthanksliz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katybug Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 http://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/electrolytes/tab/faqThis link is all I could find when I searched "anion". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alex Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 hi Liz,I believe it's the anion gap you're referring to.It refers to the acid-base equilibrium in the blood.here's a website where you'll find a bunch of info on that - it's a bit heavy on Chemistry thoughwww.lakesidepress.com/pulmonary/ABG/bicarbgap.98.htmor trywww.drkaslow.com/html/anion_gap.htmlthis lists possible reasons for either a low or a high gap.Also, certain labs report 5-16 mmol/L as the normal range.I'm sure your dr would address this if it were a reason for concern.mine has been slightly out of range once or twice but i was told not to sweat it.hope this helps.good luck with the surgery (if i read your post right)Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekliz Posted April 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 thanks guys! I will read the related links and am going to forward my labs to my POTS Md. These labs were run by my GYN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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