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The natural history of solitary post-nephrectomy kidney in a pediatric population

Int. braz. j. urol; 45 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT Introduction: Children with a solitary post-nephrectomy kidney (SNK) are at potential risk of developing kidney disease later in life. In response to the global decline in the number of nephrons, adaptive mechanisms lead to renal injury. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and...

A physiology-based approach to a patient with hyperkalemic renal tubular acidosis

J. bras. nefrol; 40 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT Hyperkalemic renal tubular acidosis is a non-anion gap metabolic acidosis that invariably indicates an abnormality in potassium, ammonium, and hydrogen ion secretion. In clinical practice, it is usually attributed to real or apparent hypoaldosteronism caused by diseases or drug toxicity. We desc...