Bicarbonate excretion in kwashiorkor.
Children with kwashiorkor have an impairment of bicarbonate excretion which may result in the inappropriate production of acid urine in the presence of systemic alkalosis. This defect has resolved after 2 weeks of treatment.
D001639:Bicarbonates / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D001769:Blood; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007223:Infant; D007263:Infusions, Parenteral; D007732:Kwashiorkor / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000652:urine; D010313:Partial Pressure; D014556:Urine
D001639:Bicarbonates; D002245:Carbon Dioxide