This is the solution to a case we presented recently. You may review the case here. The patient had complained of dyspnea, and an abnormal electrolyte panel revealed a decreased bicarbonate level of ...

The most common causes of metabolic alkalosis are vomiting and diuretic use. Urine chloride levels are usually low among patients with vomiting and among those using diuretics, but may be high if the ...

The kidneys play a central role in maintaining systemic acid–base homeostasis by finely regulating the reabsorption of bicarbonate and the secretion of protons along the renal tubules. Central to this ...

Extract: This report concerns two patients with primary renal tubular acidosis (RTA) in whom the abnormality in hydrogen excretion was shown to result from inappropriate urinary loss of bicarbonate ...