Table 3.

Mnemonics for high anion gap metabolic acidosis

Mnemonic	Causes of a high anion gap metabolic acidosis
GOLD MARK	Glycols, Oxoproline, L-lactate, D-lactate, Methanol, Aspirin, Renal failure, and Ketoacidosis
KARMEL	Ketoacidosis, Aspirin, Renal Failure, Methanol, Ethylene Glycol, and Lactic Acidosis
MUDPILES	Methanol, Uraemia, Diabetes, Paraldehyde, Iron/Isoniazid, Lactate, Ethylene glycol and Salicylate
KUSMALE	Ketoacidosis, Uraemia, Salicylate, Methanol, Aldehyde, Lactate and Ethylene glycol