Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis
Alternate Names : Renal Tubular Acidosis - Proximal, Renal Tubular Acidosis Type II, RTA - Proximal, Type II RTA
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Diagnosis & Tests
- Your breathing rate may be rapid as your body attempts to decrease carbon dioxide.
- You may have symptoms of osteomalacia and rickets.
- You may be dehydrated from loss of water into the urine (low potassium levels interfere with the kidney's ability to concentrete the urine).
- Measurements of the blood pH and urine pH may show a problem. The urine may be alkaline, although this may change as the body becomes more acidic.
- A urinalysis may show abnormal levels of phosphate, calcium, glucose, and amino acids in the urine.
- Arterial blood gases and blood chemistries may indicate metabolic acidosis and electrolyte abnormalities.
This disease may also alter the results of the following tests:
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