Renal tubular acidosis
Background
- Hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis, non-anion gap
- Diagnostic classification starts with low, normal, or high serum potassium
- Differentiate from uremia in which acidosis is anion gap
Sources
- Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock. Renal Tubular Acidosis Syndromes. South Med J. 2000;93(11). http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/410658.