It is unknown whether nongenomic pathways play a role in aldosterone-mediated renal injury; however, nongenomic mechanisms may contribute to aldosterone-induced mesangial cell injury 106 or to ...

We sometimes use potassium bicarbonate for this purpose, too.) Your blood pH will stay normal, but the urine pH will go up into the alkaline range. Kidney stone specialists use this to reduce ...

Our kidneys normally maintain acid-base balance by removing acid and reabsorbing bicarbonate. In CKD, this function declines, ...