Abstract
Renal tubular acidosis is a common cause of normal anion gap metabolic acidosis but these disorders can be easily missed or misdiagnosed. We highlight the approach to assessing renal tubular acidosis by discussing a case study with a temporal data set collected over more than 5 weeks. We highlight the principles and the necessary information required for a diagnosis of classic distal renal tubular acidosis. We also briefly review several aspects of type 1 renal tubular acidosis related to autoimmune disease, drugs and thyroid disorders.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1330-1334 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Internal Medicine Journal |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2013 |
Keywords
- Hypokalaemia
- Renal tubular acidosis
- Sjogren's syndrome
- Transtubular potassium gradient
- Urine anion gap
- Urine osmolal gap