Blood and urine tests help to diagnose renal tubular acidosis. Alkalis form the mainstay of treatment. Tests used to diagnose renal tubular acidosis (RTA) are: Use of alkali – Alkalis like sodium ...

Renal tubular acidosis is a condition where the kidneys are unable to maintain the acid – base balance in the body due to defect in secretion of acid, reabsorption of bicarbonate or both. This results ...

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tricida, Inc. today announced that the first subject was enrolled in TRCA-301, a Phase 3 study evaluating TRC101 in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients ...

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) often develop a condition called metabolic acidosis, which is characterized by an imbalance in acid production relative to excretion. A new study appearing ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN DIEGO — At ASN Kidney Week, Donald E. Wesson, MD, MBA, professor of medicine at Texas A&M Health Sciences ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Treating metabolic acidosis with sodium bicarbonate was associated with preserved kidney function and lower ...

In patients with acidemia, hypobicarbonatemia conferred a considerable risk of kidney failure requiring renal replacement therapy after adjusting for potential confounders. Incorporating venous pH ...

Background A 51-year-old man with HIV infection on highly active antiretroviral therapy presented with abdominal pain and exertional dyspnea. Physical examination revealed increased respiration and ...

IN 1943 Unna 1 first reported the results of animal studies on the antagonistic properties of N-allyl-normorphine (Nalline) to morphine. In recent years, the therapeutic application of these ...