%0 Journal Article
%T Severe anion gap metabolic acidosis associated with initiation of a very low-carbohydrate diet
%A Anthony Donato
%A Asad Jehangir
%A Niranjan Tachamo
%A Rashmi Dhital
%A Salik Nazir
%A Sijan Basnet
%J Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
%D 2019
%R https://doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2019.1583534
%X ABSTRACT Low carbohydrate diets have been popularized as an effective solution for weight loss. Although rare, life-threatening anion gap metabolic acidosis has been reported in patients on these diets. We present a case of a 31-year-old man with atypical symptoms of chest pain and shortness of breath found to have severe metabolic acidosis after starting low carbohydrate diet for a week
%U https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/20009666.2019.1583534