Diagnosis of distal renal tubular acidosis: Use of furosemide plus fludrocortisone versus ammonium chloride

Nature Clinical Practice Nephrology

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 590-591

  Schwartz, George J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonium chloride; Distal renal tubular acidosis; Fludrocortisone; Furosemide; Urinary acidification

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; FLUDROCORTISONE; FUROSEMIDE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ACIDEMIA; ACIDURIA; ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG EXCRETION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; KIDNEY TUBULE ACIDOSIS; MALE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS; URINE ACIDIFICATION; URINE PH; VOMITING;

EID: 35548968067     PISSN: 17458323     EISSN: 17458331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpneph0596     Document Type: Note

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