Citrate Excretion in Renal Tubular Acidosis
Authors: JAMES F. MORRISSEY
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1963)

Case Studies1 January 1963Citrate Excretion in Renal Tubular AcidosisJAMES F. MORRISSEY, M.D., MANUEL OCHOA JR., M.D., WILLIAM D. LOTSPEICH, M.D., CHRISTINE WATERHOUSE, M.D., F.A.C.P.JAMES F. MORRISSEY, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MANUEL OCHOA JR., M.D.Search for more papers by this author, WILLIAM D. LOTSPEICH, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, CHRISTINE WATERHOUSE, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-58-1-159 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptMetabolic and respiratory acidosis has been shown to decrease the urinary citrate excretion in man (1). Conversely, metabolic or respiratory alkalosis will increase this parameter, without associated increase in the plasma citrate level (2). In these situations, usually the urine pH varies directly with the pH of the blood which does not allow one to differentiate the significance of either factor in the renal excretion of citrate. Recently, Evans, Maclntyre, Macpherson, and Milne (2) have shown that potassium repletion in a patient with primary aldosteronism was associated with an increased urinary citrate excretion. In their case, this occurred in the...References1. CLARKEEVANSMACINTYREMILNE EBMIMD: Acidosis in experimental electrolyte depletion. Clin. Sci. 14: 421, 1955. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. EVANSMACINTYREMACPHERSONMILNE BMICRMD: Alkalosis in sodium and potassium depletion. (With special reference to organic acid excretion.) Clin. Sci. 16: 53, 1957. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. HARRISON HE: Mechanisms of action of vitamin D. Pediatrics 14: 285, 1954. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. BAULDMACDONALDHILL WSSAMC: Effect of renal tubular acidosis on calcium excretion. Brit. J. Urol. 30: 285, 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. 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To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Rochester, New YorkFrom the Departments of Medicine and Physiology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York.Presented in part at the Forty-third Annual Session of the American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 9-13, 1962.This study was supported by grant OG-22 from the United States Public Health Service. 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ROBERT ARNSTEIN, M.D., BOY FRAME, M.D., F.A.C.P., HAROLD M. FROST, M.D. 1 January 1963Volume 58, Issue 1Page: 159-166KeywordsAttentionBloodBlood plasmaDentistryExcretionMedical servicesPotassiumPotassium chlorideRenal physiologyUrine Issue Published: 1 January 1963 PDF DownloadLoading ...