Current Topics on Renal Dysfunction: From Basics to Clinic

Non-Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis: Renal Tubular Acidosis

Author(s): Juan Reyna-Blanco * .

Pp: 77-94 (18)

DOI: 10.2174/9789815305692125010009

* (Excluding Mailing and Handling)

Abstract

Renal tubular acidosis (RTA) is a condition in which there is a defect in the reabsorption of bicarbonate, the excretion of hydrogen ions, or both, generating a clinical syndrome characterized by normal anion gap metabolic acidosis, hyperchloremia, and impaired urinary acidification.


Keywords: Ammoniagenesis, Hyperchloremic acidosis, Metabolic acidosis, Reabsorption of bicarbonate.

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