What is Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis?

What is Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis?

• Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis: This is a condition that is characterised by a metabolic acidosis state caused by impairment of a persons renal function.
• Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis: constellation of clinical and laboratory manifestations produced by generalized proximal tubular insufficiency in the presence of normal, or nearly normal, glomerular filtration.
  Source - Diseases Database

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet

Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis: Introduction

Types of Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis:

Broader types of Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis:

• Kidney conditions
• Blood conditions
• more types...»

How serious is Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis?

Complications of Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis: see complications of Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis

What causes Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis?

Causes of Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis: see causes of Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis

What are the symptoms of Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis?

Symptoms of Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis: see symptoms of Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis

Complications of Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis: see complications of Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis

Can anyone else get Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis?

Inheritance: see inheritance of Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis

Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis: see treatments for Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis
Prevention of Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis: see prevention of Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis
Research for Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis: see research for Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis

Organs Affected by Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis:

Organs and body systems related to Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis include:

• Blood
• Kidneys

Name and Aliases of Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis

Main name of condition: Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis

Type 2 RTA, Type 2 Renal Tubular Acidosis, Proximal RTA

Fanconi syndrome, RTA2 Source - Diseases Database

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis:

• Anion gap
• AG
• AG acidosis
• Nonanion gap acidosis
• Normal anion gap acidosis
• Low plasma bicarbonate
• Low bicarbonate concentration
• Metabolic acidosis
• Chronic metabolic acidosis
• Bicarbonate-wasting acidosis

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