Proximal renal tubular acidosis
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proximal-renal-tubular-acidosis-302-18669386
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Proximal renal tubular acidosis
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Proximal renal tubular acidosis (pRTA) or type 2 renal tubular acidosis (RTA) is a type of RTA caused by a failure of the proximal tubular cells to reabsorb filtered bicarbonate from the urine, leading to urinary bicarbonate wasting and subsequent acidemia. The distal intercalated cells function normally, so the acidemia is less severe than dRTA and the urine can acidify to a pH of less than 5.3. pRTA also has several causes, and may occasionally be present as a solitary defect, but is usually a
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Medical condition
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proximal_renal_tubular_acidosis
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2023-03-02T06:58:05Z
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