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Renal tubular acidosis

Renal tubular acidosis

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Is a type of:

Kidney diseases • Acidosis

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Rare

Body locations

Lower abdomen, Upper abdomen

Symptoms

Stunted growth
Hearing loss
Liver dysfunction
Muscle weakness

Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Renal tubular acidosis
Hydrochlorothiazide
3.5
2 reviews
Potassium
Loop diuretic

Other treatments

High salt diet

Tests

Sugar in urine
Arterial blood gas
Sodium
Chloride

Risk factors

Personal

Lead exposure

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A 93-year old female asked:

What kind of foods i can't eat with renal tubular acidosis?

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A 36-year old male asked:

What is renal tubular acidosis? What are its symptoms and how can it be cured?

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A 36-year old male asked:

What is renal tubular acidosis and what's the cure for it? Please explain. Thank you.

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A 34-year old female asked:

Can you have renal tubular acidosis with an elevated serum anion gap?

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A 35-year old female asked:

Can you tell me about the illness acidosis tubular renal ? If my son would have this. Is it so dangerous in the present and in the future?

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A 41-year old female asked:

Renal tubluar acidosis can it just go away and not come back?

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A 45-year old asked:

How can the renal system compensate for respiratory acidosis?

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A 47-year old asked:

How does the renal system compensates for metabolic acidosis and alkalosis?

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A 43-year old asked:

What is metabolic acidosis in chronic renal failure from?

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A 55-year old female asked:

Diagnosed & hospitalized Apr-2 through Apr. 6 w/pyelonephritis, common bile duct dilation, dehydration, metabolic acidosis, renal cyst. Still in pain!

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A 33-year old asked:

What is the difference between acute renal failure and acute tubular necrosis?

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A 48-year old asked:

When you ascend to high elevation acidosis or alkalosis?

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A 39-year old asked:

What are ways to treat metabolic acidosis?

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A 44-year old asked:

What're some of the causes of metabolic acidosis?

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A 20-year old male asked:

How ketone bodies lead to acidosis?

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A 21-year old asked:

I'm confused, what is lactic acidosis?

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A 38-year old asked:

What is respiratory acidosis and the cause?

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A 23-year old male asked:

Can dehydration lead to metabolic acidosis?

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A 36-year old asked:

Is respiratory acidosis be caused by drug use?

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A 32-year old asked:

Will acidosis kill me if I don't get treatment?

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A 23-year old female asked:

Can taking one Metaformin cause lactic acidosis?

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A 37-year old asked:

What is main abnormality in respiratory acidosis?

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A 45-year old asked:

How can metabolic acidosis cause kussmaul breathing?

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A 22-year old female asked:

Could metabolic acidosis be one possible cause of rosacea ?

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A 18-year old male asked about a female:

What helps relieve acidosis? Would like to know of natural remedies

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A 31-year old asked:

What level of pH will determine the severity of respiratory acidosis ?

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A 37-year old asked:

Can you tell me how to distinguish between repiratory acidosis and metabolic acidosis?

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A 48-year old asked:

Could you please explain to me why type 2 diabetics don't get acidosis where as type 1 diabetics do?

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A 40-year old asked:

Doctors said any elderly, semiconscious patient is tentatively diagnosed as acidosis. What tells them that?

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A 25-year old female asked:

What happens to lactate in RBC since they don't do tca cycle? How is it that they arn't constantly in lacitc acidosis?

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