Renal tubular acidosis

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 408-422

  Penney, M D ^a   Oleesky, D A ^a  

^a ROYAL GWENT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammonium chloride load test; Fractional bicarbonate excretion; Frusemide test; Urine ammonium; Urine anion gap; Urine citrate; Urine osmolal gap; Urine pH

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BICARBONATE; CITRIC ACID; FUROSEMIDE; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; CALCIUM URINE LEVEL; CELL TYPE; HENLE LOOP; HUMAN; HYPOALDOSTERONISM; KIDNEY DISTAL TUBULE; KIDNEY TUBULE ACIDOSIS; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; URINE LEVEL; URINE PH;

EID: 0032798180     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000456329903600403     Document Type: Review

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