A normal-anion-gap metabolic acidosis occurs in patients with :: (A) Diarrhoea, (B) Diabetic ketoacidosis, (C) Methyl alcohol poisoning, (D) Acute renal failure
Answer is A. Answer is A (Diarrhea): The differential diagnosis of normal anion gap acidosis : Hyperalimentation Acetazolamide and other carbonic anhydrase inhibitors Renal tubular acidosis Diarrhea: due to a loss of bicarbonate. Ureteroenteric fistula Pancreaticoduodenal fistula Spironolactone