Evaluation of urinary acidification in children: Clinical utility

• Auteurs principaux: Lucas Díaz-Anadón (Auteur), Leire Cardo (Auteur), Fernando Santos (Auteur), Helena Gil-Peña (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Sujets: article
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The kidney plays a fundamental role in acid-base homeostasis by reabsorbing the filtered bicarbonate and by generating new bicarbonate, to replace that consumed in the buffering of non-volatile acids, a process that leads to the acidification of urine and the excretion of ammonium (NH4+). Therefore,...