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 […]
Hypokalemia Hypokalemia is a american english word Hypokalaemia in British english.It is also known as also hypopotassemia or hypopotassaemia Hypokalemia is the condition in which the concentration of potassium (K+) in the blood is low.The prefix hypo- means under,kal– refers to kalium, the Neo-Latin for potassium, and -emia means “condition of the blood”. Normal Plasma Potassium Levels Normal plasma potassium levels are between 3.5 to 5.0 mEq/L at least 95% of the […]