title: Urine ammonium: the key to the diagnosis of distal renal tubular acidosis.
authors.affiliation: Renal Division, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont., Canada.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Halperin
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Bear
authors.forename: P O
authors.initials: PO
authors.lastname: Magner
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kamel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ethier
mesh_terms: D000136:Acid-Base Equilibrium; D000141:Acidosis, Renal Tubular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000652:urine; D000641:Ammonia / Q000652:urine*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007668:Kidney / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000641:Ammonia