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The most common electrolyte abnormality found in patients with normal anion gap metabolic acidosis is

A
Hyperchloremia.
B
Hypochloremia.
C
Hyperkalemia.
D
Hypokalemia.
High-Yield Explanation
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.

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