A defect in the kidneys that hinders their normal excretion of acids. Failure to excrete acids can lead to weak bones, kidney stones and poor growth in children.
A rare disorder in which structures in the kidney that filter the blood are impaired, producing urine that is more acid than normal.
The inability of the kidneys to remove sufficient amounts of acid from the body, making the blood more acidic than normal.
A condition associated with dehydration, metabolic acidosis, low potassium, high chloride. Often associated with renal stones due to hypercalciuria.
Condition in which the kidneys are unable to excrete acid. It's characterized by an inability to acidify the urine even after an oral acid load. Associated with extremely low urinary citrate and severe stone disease.
The acid-base balance of the body is regulated by the lungs and the kidney: the lungs remove carbon dioxide and the kidneys resorb filtered bicarbonate and excrete hydrogen ions, to remove the daily acid load produced by metabolism of dietary protein, amongst other things.
