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Rizk JG, Lazo JG, Quan D, Gabardi S, Rizk Y, Streja E, Kovesdy CP, Kalantar-Zadeh K. Mechanisms and management of drug-induced hyperkalemia in kidney transplant patients. Rev Endocr Metab Disord 2021; 22:1157-1170. [PMID: 34292479 DOI: 10.1007/s11154-021-09677-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Hyperkalemia is a common and potentially life-threatening complication following kidney transplantation that can be caused by a composite of factors such as medications, delayed graft function, and possibly potassium intake. Managing hyperkalemia after kidney transplantation is associated with increased morbidity and healthcare costs, and can be a cause of multiple hospital admissions and barriers to patient discharge. Medications used routinely after kidney transplantation are considered the most frequent culprit for post-transplant hyperkalemia in recipients with a well-functioning graft. These include calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs), pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) prophylactic agents, and antihypertensives (angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers, beta blockers). CNIs can cause hyperkalemic renal tubular acidosis. When hyperkalemia develops following transplantation, the potential offending medication may be discontinued, switched to another agent, or dose-reduced. Belatacept and mTOR inhibitors offer an alternative to calcineurin inhibitors in the event of hyperkalemia, however should be prescribed in the appropriate patient. While trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX) remains the gold standard for prevention of PCP, alternative agents (e.g. dapsone, atovaquone) have been studied and can be recommend in place of TMP/SMX. Antihypertensives that act on the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System are generally avoided early after transplant but may be indicated later in the transplant course for patients with comorbidities. In cases of mild to moderate hyperkalemia, medical management can be used to normalize serum potassium levels and allow the transplant team additional time to evaluate the function of the graft. In the immediate post-operative setting following kidney transplantation, a rapidly rising potassium refractory to medical therapy can be an indication for dialysis. Patiromer and sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (ZS-9) may play an important role in the management of chronic hyperkalemia in kidney transplant patients, although additional long-term studies are necessary to confirm these effects.
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- John G Rizk
- Arizona State University, Edson College, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
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- UCSF Medical Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- UCSF Medical Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Transplant Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Family Medicine, Lebanese American University Medical Center - St. John's Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, School of Medicine, University of California, CA, Irvine, Orange, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, School of Medicine, University of California, CA, Irvine, Orange, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, University of California, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Johnson AJ, Srour H, Hessel EA, Keshavamurthy S. Type 4 Hyperkalemic Renal Tubular Acidosis After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2020; 35:2772-2774. [PMID: 32888807 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2020.08.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Revised: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Aric J Johnson
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY
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Acid-base homeostasis is critical to maintenance of normal health. Renal ammonia excretion is the quantitatively predominant component of renal net acid excretion, both under basal conditions and in response to acid-base disturbances. Although titratable acid excretion also contributes to renal net acid excretion, the quantitative contribution of titratable acid excretion is less than that of ammonia under basal conditions and is only a minor component of the adaptive response to acid-base disturbances. In contrast to other urinary solutes, ammonia is produced in the kidney and then is selectively transported either into the urine or the renal vein. The proportion of ammonia that the kidney produces that is excreted in the urine varies dramatically in response to physiological stimuli, and only urinary ammonia excretion contributes to acid-base homeostasis. As a result, selective and regulated renal ammonia transport by renal epithelial cells is central to acid-base homeostasis. Both molecular forms of ammonia, NH3 and NH4+, are transported by specific proteins, and regulation of these transport processes determines the eventual fate of the ammonia produced. In this review, we discuss these issues, and then discuss in detail the specific proteins involved in renal epithelial cell ammonia transport.
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- I David Weiner
- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida; and Nephrology and Hypertension Section, North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida; and Nephrology and Hypertension Section, North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System, Gainesville, Florida
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Seidowsky A, Moulonguet-Doleris L, Hanslik T, Yattara H, Ayari H, Rouveix E, Massy ZA, Prinseau J. [Tubular renal acidosis]. Rev Med Interne 2013; 35:45-55. [PMID: 24070792 DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2013.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2012] [Revised: 07/25/2013] [Accepted: 08/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Renal tubular acidosis (RTAs) are a group of metabolic disorders characterized by metabolic acidosis with normal plasma anion gap. There are three main forms of RTA: a proximal RTA called type II and a distal RTA (type I and IV). The RTA type II is a consequence of the inability of the proximal tubule to reabsorb bicarbonate. The distal RTA is associated with the inability to excrete the daily acid load and may be associated with hyperkalaemia (type IV) or hypokalemia (type I). The most common etiology of RTA type IV is the hypoaldosteronism. The RTAs can be complicated by nephrocalcinosis and obstructive nephrolithiasis. Alkalinization is the cornerstone of treatment.
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- A Seidowsky
- Université Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, 78000 Versailles, France; Service de médecine interne, hôpital Ambroise-Paré, AP-HP, 92104 Boulogne-Billancourt cedex, France; Service de néphrologie, hôpital Ambroise-Paré, AP-HP, 92104 Boulogne-Billancourt cedex, France.
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- Service de néphrologie, hôpital Ambroise-Paré, AP-HP, 92104 Boulogne-Billancourt cedex, France
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- Université Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, 78000 Versailles, France; Service de médecine interne, hôpital Ambroise-Paré, AP-HP, 92104 Boulogne-Billancourt cedex, France
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- Service de néphrologie, hôpital Ambroise-Paré, AP-HP, 92104 Boulogne-Billancourt cedex, France
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- Service de néphrologie, hôpital Ambroise-Paré, AP-HP, 92104 Boulogne-Billancourt cedex, France
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- Université Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, 78000 Versailles, France; Service de médecine interne, hôpital Ambroise-Paré, AP-HP, 92104 Boulogne-Billancourt cedex, France
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- Université Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, 78000 Versailles, France; Service de néphrologie, hôpital Ambroise-Paré, AP-HP, 92104 Boulogne-Billancourt cedex, France
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- Université Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, 78000 Versailles, France; Service de néphrologie, hôpital Ambroise-Paré, AP-HP, 92104 Boulogne-Billancourt cedex, France
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Haas CS, Pohlenz I, Lindner U, Muck PM, Arand J, Suefke S, Lehnert H. Renal tubular acidosis type IV in hyperkalaemic patients--a fairy tale or reality? Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2013; 78:706-11. [PMID: 22891694 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2012.04446.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2012] [Revised: 02/15/2012] [Accepted: 04/21/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Hyperkalaemia is a common feature in hospitalized patients and often attributed to drugs antagonizing the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) and/or acute kidney injury (AKI), despite significantly preserved glomerular filtration rate (GFR). The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and role of renal tubular acidosis type IV (RTA IV) in the development of significant hyperkalaemia. DESIGN A single-centre retrospective study. PATIENTS Patients admitted to a University Hospital over 12 months. MEASUREMENTS Patients with a potassium value > 6·0 mm were identified. Clinical and laboratory data were revisited, and patients with a normal anion gap metabolic acidosis were evaluated for the existence of RTA IV. RESULTS A total of 57 patients having significant hyperkalaemia (>6·0 mm) were identified. Twelve patients had end-stage renal disease, while 21 patients had solely AKI or progressive chronic renal failure. RTA IV was present in 24 patients (42%), of whom 71% had pre-existing renal insufficiency because of diabetic nephropathy or tubulointerstitial nephritis. All hyperkalaemic patients with urinary/serum electrolytes suggestive of RTA IV had evidence of AKI, but creatinine levels were significantly lower (P < 0·05), while the number of drugs antagonizing the RAAS was comparable. CONCLUSION We demonstrated that RTA IV (i) is very common in patients with hyperkalaemia; (ii) should always be suspected in hyperkalaemic patients with only moderately impaired GFR; and (iii) may result in significant hyperkalaemia in the presence of both AKI and drugs antagonizing the RAAS.
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- Christian S Haas
- Department of Medicine I, University of Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, Luebeck, Germany.
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Renal tubular acidosis (RTA) is a group of disorders observed in patients with normal anion gap metabolic acidosis. There are three major forms of RTA: A proximal (type II) RTA and two types of distal RTAs (type I and type IV). Proximal (type II) RTA originates from the inability to reabsorb bicarbonate normally in the proximal tubule. Type I RTA is associated with inability to excrete the daily acid load and may present with hyperkalaemia or hypokalaemia. The most prominent abnormality in type IV RTA is hyperkalaemia caused by hypoaldosteronism. This article extensively reviews the mechanism of hydrogen ion generation from metabolism of normal diet and various forms of RTA leading to disruptions of normal acid-base handling by the kidneys.
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- P Reddy
- Department of Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL 32209, USA.
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Levine DZ, Iacovitti M, Burns KD. Distal tubule bicarbonate reabsorption in intact and remnant diabetic kidneys. Kidney Int 2000; 57:544-9. [PMID: 10652031 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2000.00874.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND In the diabetic patient, hyperkalemia and hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis has been attributed to one or more of the following factors associated with diabetic nephropathy: hypoaldosteronism, altered potassium homeostasis, or a distal tubular (DT) defect in hydrogen ion secretion. To evaluate maximal in vivo DT acidification in streptozotocin (STZ) diabetes, unidirectional bicarbonate reabsorption (JHCO3) was measured in DTs after acid loading and in surviving DT after 2/3 nephrectomy (Nx). METHODS Acid gavage induced hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis in four groups of rats: diabetic rats with hyperglycemia two (a) and (b) eight weeks after STZ injection, (c) diabetic rats with tight glucose control two weeks after STZ injection and insulin pump implantation; and (d) control nondiabetic rats. Another group of diabetic rats underwent (e) Nx one week after STZ injection; these rats were neither acid loaded nor pump implanted. RESULTS In the acidotic rats, the plasma potassium concentration, the plasma and urine acid-base parameters in the three STZ diabetic groups was not different from control rats, whereas JHCO3 fluxes were brisk without important differences between groups. In Nx rats, although the plasma potassium concentration and acid-base status were normal, surviving JHCO3 fluxes were still brisk and not different from the acid-loaded rats. CONCLUSIONS These in vivo measurements indicate there is no impairment in DT unidirectional bicarbonate reabsorption in the intact or remnant STZ diabetic kidney.
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- D Z Levine
- Department of Medicine, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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- M D Penney
- Chemical Pathology Department, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, UK.
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Williams EL, Hildebrand KL, McCormick SA, Bedel MJ. The effect of intravenous lactated Ringer's solution versus 0.9% sodium chloride solution on serum osmolality in human volunteers. Anesth Analg 1999; 88:999-1003. [PMID: 10320158 DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199905000-00006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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UNLABELLED Animal studies have shown that large volumes of IV lactated Ringer's solution (LR) decrease serum osmolality, thereby increasing cerebral water. These studies have led to recommendations to limit LR to avoid cerebral edema in neurosurgical patients. Eighteen healthy human volunteers aged 20-48 yr received 50 mL/kg LR over 1 h on one occasion and 0.9% sodium chloride (NS) on another. Venous samples were taken at baseline (T1), at infusion end (T2), and 1 h after T2 (T3). Time until first urination was noted. With LR, serum osmolality decreased by 4+/-3 mOsm/kg from T1 to T2 and increased insignificantly with NS. At T3, osmolality returned almost to baseline in the LR group. Blood pH increased from T1 to T2 with LR by 0.04+/-0.04 and decreased with NS by 0.04+/-0.04. These pH changes persisted at T3. Subjective mental changes occurred only with NS. Abdominal discomfort was more common with NS. Time until first urination was longer with NS (106+/-11 min) than with LR (75+/-10 min) (P < 0.001). In healthy humans, an infusion of large volumes of LR, but not NS, transiently decreased serum osmolality, whereas acidosis associated with NS persisted and urinary output was slower with NS. IMPLICATIONS Large volumes of lactated Ringer's solution administered to healthy humans produced small transient changes in serum osmolality. Large volumes of sodium chloride did not change osmolality but resulted in lower pH.
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- E L Williams
- Anesthesiology Department, Allegheny University Hospitals, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212, USA.
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Williams EL, Hildebrand KL, McCormick SA, Bedel MJ. The Effect of Intravenous Lactated Ringer's Solution Versus 0.9% Sodium Chloride Solution on Serum Osmolality in Human Volunteers. Anesth Analg 1999. [DOI: 10.1213/00000539-199905000-00006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Good DW. Effects of osmolality on bicarbonate absorption by medullary thick ascending limb of the rat. J Clin Invest 1992; 89:184-90. [PMID: 1729270 PMCID: PMC442835 DOI: 10.1172/jci115560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED Previously we demonstrated that arginine vasopressin (AVP) directly inhibits bicarbonate absorption (JHCO3, pmol/min per mm) in the medullary thick ascending limb (MTAL) of the rat. To determine whether changes in osmolality also may affect bicarbonate absorption, MTAL were studied in vitro with 25 mM HCO3- solutions. Control osmolality was 290 mosmol/kg H2O. In the absence of AVP, increasing osmolality to 560 in perfusate and bath by addition of 150 mM NaCl reduced JHCO3 from 13.7 to 4.5. With 2 x 10(-10) M AVP in the bath, adding 150 mM NaCl to perfusate and bath reduced JHCO3 from 6.9 to 0.6, while adding NaCl to the bath alone reduced JHCO3 from 7.1 to 0.5. Adding 150 mM NaCl to perfusate and bath caused a similar inhibition of JHCO3 in MTAL perfused with furosemide to inhibit net NaCl absorption. In the presence of AVP, adding 600 mM urea to perfusate and bath inhibited JHCO3 by 55%; adding 300 or 600 mM mannitol to perfusate and bath inhibited JHCO3 by 75%. The effects on JHCO3 were reversible and dissociable from changes in transepithelial voltage. CONCLUSIONS (1) osmolality is a factor capable of regulating renal tubule bicarbonate absorption; (2) hypertonicity produced with NaCl, urea, or mannitol markedly inhibits bicarbonate absorption in the MTAL; (3) this inhibition occurs independent of, and is additive to, inhibition by vasopressin. Hypertonicity may shift TAL HCO3- absorption from medulla to cortex, thereby limiting delivery of bicarbonate to the medullary interstitium during antidiuresis.
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- D W Good
- Department of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77550
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Don BR, Schambelan M. Hyperkalemia in acute glomerulonephritis due to transient hyporeninemic hypoaldosteronism. Kidney Int 1990; 38:1159-63. [PMID: 2074657 DOI: 10.1038/ki.1990.327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Transient hyperkalemia has been reported to occur in patients with acute glomerulonephritis, but the pathogenetic mechanism has not been investigated systematically. We studied the mechanism of hyperkalemia (5.7 to 6.7 mmol/liter) in four men with post-infectious glomerulonephritis. All four patients had clinical findings consistent with acute glomerulonephritis (edema, hypertension, proteinuria, hematuria, and an elevated ASO titer) and a renal biopsy performed in three of the patients confirmed the diagnosis. In comparison to normal subjects (N = 18), plasma aldosterone (5.4 +/- 1.6 vs. 22.8 +/- 2.6 ng/dl, P less than 0.005) and plasma renin activity (0.3 +/- 0.2 vs. 4.3 +/- 0.6 ng/ml/hr, P less than 0.005) were reduced. Hyperkalemia resolved within one to two weeks in two patients as the nephritis resolved and diuresis ensued, and aldosterone and renin levels obtained at follow-up visits were normal. Hyperkalemia persisted despite furosemide-induced diuresis in the other two patients, but resolved with fludrocortisone treatment. Thus, hyperkalemia in patients with acute glomerulonephritis is a manifestation, in part, of hyporeninemic hypoaldosteronism. It is ameliorated by mineralocorticoid therapy and improves spontaneously with resolution of the glomerulonephritis.
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- B R Don
- Medical Service, San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center, California
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Potassium output from the body is regulated by renal excretion, which takes place predominantly in the late distal and cortical collecting tubules. The accepted model for potassium secretion implies the accumulation of potassium into the cell by the activity of basolateral Na-K-ATPase and its exit through voltage-dependent conductive channels. The factors regulating renal potassium secretion are potassium intake, distal urinary flow, systemic acid-base equilibrium, aldosterone, antidiuretic hormone and, probably, epinephrine. Renal handling of potassium is best studied by the response to the acute administration of furosemide. This loop diuretic not only increases sodium and chloride excretion but also enhances potassium and hydrogen ion excretion and stimulates the renin-aldosterone axis. The term "renal tubular hyperkalaemia" refers to a tubular dysfunction where the hyperkalaemia is disproportionate to any reduction in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and not due primarily or solely to aldosterone deficiency or to drugs impairing either mineralocorticoid action or tubular transport. The syndromes of renal tubular hyperkalaemia mainly observed in childhood are "chloride shunt" syndrome, hyporeninaemic hypoaldosteronism and primary or secondary pseudohypoaldosteronism. Differential diagnosis between these conditions is easily made if attention is paid to the level of GFR, presence of sodium wasting, activity of the renin-aldosterone axis and renal response to acute administration of furosemide.
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The aim of this study was to investigate cortical collecting tubule (CCT) function in normal individuals and in patients with distal renal tubular acidosis (DRTA) using furosemide (80 mg orally) as a tool to stimulate H+ and K+ secretion by enhancing Na delivery and transport in this nephron segment. In ten normal subjects, furosemide resulted in a fall in urine pH below 5.5 and an increase in net acid and K+ excretion. These effects were obliterated by amiloride, a drug which decreases transtubular epithelial voltage (lumen-negative) in the CCT by blocking Na reabsorption. In 13 patients with DRTA, defined by failure to lower urine pH below 5.5 during acidemia, three distinctive responses to furosemide were found. In six patients with the hyperkalemic variety, furosemide failed to lower urine pH below 5.5 and resulted in a blunted increase in K+ excretion, thereby suggesting that a normal transtubular voltage in the CCT could not be generated in such patients. In five patients with classic RTA, furosemide failed to lower urine pH below 5.5, but K+ excretion increased normally. The increase in K+ excretion indicated that a normal transtubular voltage in the CCT could be generated, while the inability to lower urine pH denotes the presence of a proton pump defect involving the CCT. In two patients with classic RTA, furosemide resulted in both a normal fall in urine pH and an increase in K+ excretion, thereby indicating that the CCT was normal in regards to both proton pump function and in its ability to generate a normal transtubular voltage.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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Batlle DC. Sodium-dependent urinary acidification in patients with aldosterone deficiency and in adrenalectomized rats: effect of furosemide. Metabolism 1986; 35:852-60. [PMID: 3747842 DOI: 10.1016/0026-0495(86)90228-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Urinary acidification during metabolic acidosis and in response to stimulation of sodium-dependent hydrogen ion secretion using furosemide administration was evaluated in 12 patients with hyperkalemic hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis associated with mild chronic renal insufficiency and aldosterone deficiency. During spontaneous metabolic acidosis, the urine of all patients was acidic (pH less than 5.5), but ammonium excretion was markedly reduced (6.6 +/- 1.3 mu Eq/min) comprising only about 20% of net acid excretion (30.5 +/- 5.7 mu Eq/min). Furosemide (80 mg orally) resulted in a further fall in urine pH (from 5.29 +/- 0.06 to 4.97 +/- 0.09, P less than 0.02) and a significant increase in net acid excretion (from 30 +/- 5.8 to 38 +/- 5.1 mu Eq/min, P less than 0.02) while plasma aldosterone did not change (from 9.8 +/- 1.7 to 9.7 +/- 1.6 micrograms/dL). To investigate whether the acute stimulatory effect of furosemide on distal acidification requires some degree of mineralocorticoid activity, studies were conducted in adrenalectomized rats. The fall in urine pH and the increase in net acid excretion elicited by furosemide in adrenalectomized rats were comparable to those observed in adrenal-intact animals (5.37 +/- 0.10 v 5.67 +/- 0.11 and 0.43 +/- 0.08 v 0.41 +/- 0.06 mu Eq/min, respectively). In contrast, in adrenalectomized rats given amiloride to inhibit sodium transport in the cortical collecting tubule, furosemide failed to lower urine pH (6.44 +/- 0.23) and to increase net acid excretion (0.07 +/- 0.06 mu Eq/min). These findings demonstrate that furosemide enhances hydrogen ion secretion in the absence of aldosterone provided that sodium-transport in the cortical collecting tubule is not impaired.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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Rodriguez-Soriano J, Arant BS, Brodehl J, Norman ME. Fluid and electrolyte imbalances in children with chronic renal failure. Am J Kidney Dis 1986; 7:268-74. [PMID: 3962979 DOI: 10.1016/s0272-6386(86)80067-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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