The most common electrolyte abnormality found in patients with normal anion gap metabolic acidosis is: (A) Hyperchloremia., (B) Hypochloremia., (C) Hyperkalemia., (D) Hypokalemia.
Answer is A. Ans. A. Hyperchloremia.In a normal anion gaps metabolic acidosis there is by definition a rise in the serum chloride equivalent to the fall in the serum bicarbonate such that the anion gap (Na-Cl-HCO3 ) remains unchanged.