Medical Mnemonics: Causes of Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis – “GOLD MARK”
Medical Mnemonics – Anion Gap Acidosis – “GOLD MARK”
The classic mnemonic often used to remember the causes of anion gap metabolic acidosis is “MUDPILES”
- M – Methanol
- U – Uremia
- D – Diabetic ketoacidosis
- P – Propylene Glycol
- I – Isoniazid
- L – Lactic Acidosis
- E – Ethylene Glycol
- S – Salicylates
- G – Glycols (ethylene glycol and propylene glycol)
- O – Oxoproline
- L – L-Lactate
- D – D-Lactate
- M – Methanol
- A – Aspirin
- R – Renal Failure
- K – Ketoacidosis
