What is the risk of alkali therapy for type 2 renal tubular acidosis (RTA)?

Updated: Oct 10, 2018
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Patients with type 2 RTA typically have hypokalemia and increased urinary K+ wasting. Administration of alkali in those patients leads to more HCO3- wasting and can worsen hypokalemia unless K+ is replaced simultaneously.

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