Urine Anion Gap (non-gap acidosis)

Urine anion gap = urine Na + urine K - urine Cl; negative suggests GI HCO3 loss, positive suggests renal (RTA) cause of NAGMA.

Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.

Example

Urine Na
40 mEq/L
Urine K
30 mEq/L
Urine Cl
90 mEq/L

Result: UAG -20 (negative: appropriate ammonium excretion, GI bicarbonate loss).

The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.

What you enter

  • Urine Na
  • Urine K
  • Urine Cl
How this is calculated

Goldstein MB, et al. Am J Med Sci. 1986;292(4):198-202. UAG = urine Na + urine K - urine Cl. Read the source ↗

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