title: Bicarbonate excretion in kwashiorkor.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D001639:Bicarbonates; D002245:Carbon Dioxide