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Research Article| Volume 13, ISSUE 1, P117-129, March 1993

Laboratory Evaluation of Renal Tubular Acidosis

  • James P. Lash
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    Address reprint requests to: James P. Lash, MD University of Illinois at the Medical Center, Section of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, 840 South Wood Street (MIC 787), Chicago, IL 60612.
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    From the Section of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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  • Jose A.L. Arruda
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    From the Section of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Section of Nephrology, University of Illinois Hospital and West Side Veterans Administration Medical Center; and Department of Physiology, University of Illinois at Chicago Graduate School, Chicago, Illinois
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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0272-2712(18)30464-5
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      In this article, the renal tubular acidoses are briefly described, individual laboratory tests of urinary acidification are reviewed, and the administration and interpretation of these tests are discussed. A systematic approach to the laboratory evaluation of hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis is included.
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