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Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA)  Type 1 

Totally scuppers the kidney's acidification mechanism. Will be
Acidosis (RTA) ... Totally scuppers the kidney's ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Nephrology #Causes ... #Differential #
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
• Normal Acid-Base ... : Proximal and distal ... RTA, Ureterosigmoidoscopy ... Bartter syndrome, Gitelman ... potassium #low #nephrology
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
differentiating kidney ... Bartter syndrome, Gitelman ... - Metabolic acidosis ... Distal RTA, DKA ... #potassium #nephrology
Gitelman Syndrome Overview

What?
• Inherited (AR) hypokalemic salt-losing tubulopathies affecting the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter
• Gitelman's syndrome
of cells on the distal ... ratio 0.5%) Differential ... Renal tubular acidosis ... (RTA)) • Refeeding ... #management #pathophysiology