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June 01, 2007; Volume 74,Issue 6
Kumar, Ajay
- You have accessA 58-year-old woman with mental status changesMihir R. Bakhru, MD, Ajay Kumar, MD and Ashish Aneja, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2007, 74 (6) 457-462;
Thirty years ago she underwent gastric bypass surgery for obesity. Now she presents with mental status changes, a bicarbonate level of 16 mmol/L, and an anion gap of 15. What is the most likely cause of her acidosis?