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Common causes of metabolic acidosis presented as a mnemonic CAT MUD PILES.
| C |
| carbon monoxide |
| cyanide |
| congenital heart failure |
| A |
| aminoglycosides |
| T |
| Theophylline |
| Toluene |
| M |
| Methanol |
| U |
| Uremia |
| D |
| Diabetic Ketoacidosis |
| Alcoholic Ketoacidosis |
| Starvation Ketoacidosis |
| P |
| Paracetamol/acetaminophen |
| Phenformin |
| Paraldehyde |
| I |
| Iron |
| Isoniazid |
| Inborn errors of metabolism |
| L |
| Lactic acidosis |
| E |
| Ethanol |
| Ethylene glycol |
| S |
| Salicylates |
