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To best understand how to treat distal renal tubular acidosis (dRTA), it is important to understand what dRTA is. Primary dRTA is caused by a change in one of several genes and is inherited. Secondary dRTA is caused by another disease or medication. The kidneys have...

Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (dRTA): What is dRTA and how is it diagnosed?

https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/distal-renal-tubular-acidosis-drta-what-drta-and-how-it-diagnosed

What is distal tubular renal acidosis (dRTA)? dRTA is a rare but serious type of kidney disease that can be inherited (primary dRTA) or be caused by another disorder or medication (secondary dRTA). Primary dRTA is also known as primary type 1 RTA. Renal refers to the kidney, distal tubular...

Hematuria in Adults

https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/hematuria-adults

Mineral and Bone Disorder

https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/MineralBoneDisorder

Metabolic Acidosis: Resources for Patients

https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/metabolic-acidosis/patient

What do you know about metabolic acidosis and chronic kidney disease? This short quiz can help you understand why people with CKD have increased risk for metabolic acidosis, and why and how metabolic acidosis makes kidney disease worse. Take a short quiz...

Food Safety is a Must!

https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/foodsafety

Albuminuria (proteinuria)

https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/albuminuria-proteinuria

Understanding African American and non-African American eGFR laboratory results

https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/race-and-egfr-what-controversy

Creatinine

https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/what-creatinine

Low-Protein Recipes

https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/lowprotrecipes

Seasoning Recipes

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When using the following seasoning recipes, make sure to blend well. Place in a shaker. Use these seasoning blends in place of salt. Experiment and create your own seasoning containing those spices that you like or try something new from spice chart below. American Favorite Blend 5 tsp....

Understanding your lab values and other CKD health numbers

https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/understanding-your-lab-values

Vesicoureteral Reflux (VUR) in Infants & Children

https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/vesicoureteral-reflux-vur-infants-children

Pain Medicines (Analgesics)

https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/painmeds_analgesics

Oral Sodium Phosphate Safety Alerts

https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/oralsodium

Cystatin C

https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/cystatinC

Metabolic Acidosis

https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/metabolic-acidosis