Renal Tubular Acidosis: Types, Causes and Treatment
Renal tubular acidosis is a disease in which occurs when kidneys are unable to remove the acids from the body and leads to accumulation of acids in the body. It can be due to defect in the kidneys or maybe inability of kidneys to remove excess acid from the body. The metabolic acidosis that occurs might be due to inability of the kidneys to remove/secrete the excess H+ ions into the urine or it might be due to improper absorption of the Bicarbonate ions into the body from the infiltrate. The blood ph will fall and patient will consequences like dehydration, mental status changes etc. There will be Normal anion gap metabolic acidosis( NAGMA) , Urine anion gap will be positive .