Renal tubular acidosis - proximal; Type II RTA; RTA - proximal; Renal tubular acidosis type II
Prevention
Most of the disorders that cause proximal renal tubular acidosis are not preventable.
References
Seifter JL. Acid-base disorders. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007: chap 119.
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Review Date: 11/30/2009
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine; Herbert Y. Lin, MD, PHD, Nephrologist,
Massachusetts General Hospital; Associate Professor of Medicine,
Harvard Medical School. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA,
Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
