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Renal Glycosuria

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Renal Glycosuria Renal Glycosuria is a rare condition in which the simple sugar glucose is excreted in the urine despite normal or low blood glucose levels. With normal kidney (renal) function, glucose is excreted in the urine only when there are abnormally elevated levels of glucose in the blood. However, in those with renal glycosuria, […]

Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis (Type II)

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There is a selective defect in proximal tubule in acidifying urine that results in metabolic acidosis. Carbonic anhydrase enzyme is inhibited, defective or there is associated Fanconi syndrome.Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis (Type II) is a disease that occurs when the kidneys don’t properly remove acids from the blood into the urine. As a result, too […]