Impressive bed mnemonic for anion-gap metabolic acidosis:

A CAT MUDPILE

 

Aspirin

Cyanide, carbon monoxide

Acetaminophen

Theophylline

Methanol, metformin

Uremia

Diabetic ketoacidosis (or alcoholic ketoacidosis)

Propylene glycol

Iron, INH

Lactic acidosis

Ethyelene glycol

 

http://www.thepoisonreview.com/2015/08/07/early-metabolic-acidosis-and-coma-in-massive-acetaminophen-overdose/#sthash.zl74Ln7O.dpuf

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