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Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA) 
Type 1 - Failure of secretion
Type 2 - Bicarbonate wasting
Type 4 -
Renal Tubular Acidosis ... (RTA) Type 1 ... and high salt diet ... #Acidosis #RTA ... #types #classification
Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA) Diagnosis and Management
 • Distal (type 1) RTA
 • Proximal (type 2)
Renal Tubular Acidosis ... and Management ... (type 2) RTA • ... 4) RTA #rta #Renal ... #nephrology #table
Renal tubular acidosis (RTA): refers to a group of conditions all of which cause the same
Renal tubular acidosis ... result: a metabolic acidosis ... few different types ... RenalTubularAcidosis #Features ... #Table #Comparison
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
Mineralocorticoid excess - Renal ... tubular acidosis ... - Salt wasting ... Low #Potassium #Table ... #Classification
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Excretion: - Renal ... Renin/Aldosterone, RTA ... Type IV, AI • ... 15 suggests ↓ renal ... Elimination (see Table
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
IV RTA, TYPE I ... RTA Diagnosis: ... I) renal tubular ... acidosis • NAGMA ... Rheumatology #Diagnosis #Management
Gitelman Syndrome Overview

What?
• Inherited (AR) hypokalemic salt-losing tubulopathies affecting the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter
• Gitelman's syndrome
AR) hypokalemic salt-losing ... craving • Fatigue ... tubular acidosis ... (RTA)) • Refeeding ... diagnosis #nephrology #management