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 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 ...