HYPERKALEMIC DISTAL RENAL TUBULAR-ACIDOSIS ASSOCIATED WITH OBSTRUCTIVE UROPATHY
HYPERKALEMIC DISTAL RENAL TUBULAR-ACIDOSIS ASSOCIATED WITH OBSTRUCTIVE UROPATHY
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DOI:
10.1056/nejm198102123040701
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发表时间:
1981-01-01
影响因子:
158.5
通讯作者:
KURTZMAN, NA
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作者:
BATLLE, DC;ARRUDA, JAL;KURTZMAN, NA
Renal function was studied in 13 patients with obstructive uropathy and hyperkalemic metabolic acidosis to characterize the pathogenesis of this disorder. Base-line fractional K excretion was lower in all patients than in controls with similar glomerular filtration rates. Acetazolamide was given to 11 patients but failed to increase fractional K excretion to normal. In 5 patients, impaired K excretion was associated with decreased ammonium excretion, a urinary pH < 5.5 (5.18 .+-. 0.07, mean .+-. SEM [standard error of the mean]) and aldosterone deficiency. In the remaining 8 patients, the urinary pH did not fall below 5.5 (6.4 .+-. 0.2) with acidosis. Attempts to lower urinary pH and increase fractional K excretion to normal by administering a mineralocorticoid and sodium sulfate failed. A syndrome of hyperkalemic distal renal tubular acidosis may occur in patients with obstructive uropathy. In some patients, this syndrome results from a defect in H and K secretion in the distal nephron rather than from aldosterone deficiency. Obstructive uropathy should be included in the differential diagnosis of hyperkalemic acidosis and renal insufficiency.