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First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 (2023) | Medicine (MD/DO) School Study Aid
Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (Type I)
- Pathophysiology
- Distal Tube
- Defect in H+ Secretion
- Labs
- Increased Urinary pH
- Urinary pH >5.5
- Hypokalemia
- Causes
- Amphotericin B Toxicity
- Autoimmune Disease
- Lithium
- Obstruction Of The Urinary Tract
- Complication
- Kidney Stones
- Treatment
- Bicarbonate
3 mins
Type 2 Renal Tubular Acidosis
- Proximal Tubule
- Pathophysiology
- Inability To Reabsorb Bicarbonate
- ETIOLOGY
- Fanconi Syndrome
- Sporadic Type
- Familial Types
- Autosomal Recessive
- Acetazolamide
- Characteristics
- Decreased Urinary pH
- Hypokalemia
- Treatments
- Treat Underlying Disorder
- Alkali Therapy
4 mins
Renal Tubular Acidosis Type 4
- Characteristics
- Aldosterone Resistance
- Decreased Aldosterone Production
- Causes Of Hypoaldosteronism
- Addison’s Disease (Primary Adrenal Insufficiency)
- Hyporeninism
- Causes Of Aldosterone Resistance
- Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole
- Potassium Sparing Diuretics
- Labs
- Hyperkalemia
- Low Urine pH
- Diminished Ammonium (NH4) Urinary Excretion
- Treatment
- Furosemide
- Fludrocortisone
5 mins
Fanconi Syndrome Characteristics
- Pathophysiology
- Resorption Defect in Proximal Tubule
- Signs and Symptoms
- Hypophosphatemia
- Rickets
- Osteomalacia
- Hypokalemia
- Metabolic Acidosis
- Type 2 Renal Tubular Acidosis
- Treatment
- Treat Underlying Disorder
- Bicarbonate
1 min
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