This review focuses on three issues facing clinicians who care for patients with diabetic ketoacidosis; all of the issues are related to acid–base disorders. The first issue is the use of the plasma ...

The importance of acid-base balance and effects of dietary induced acidosis were acknowledged and investigated intensively during the symposium. Mild metabolic acidosis was identified as a significant ...

Antibiotics are among the most frequently prescribed drugs in medicine. Their use, however, is often limited by associated renal toxic effects. The most common manifestation of these toxic effects is ...

A 15-year-old boy with a history of glucocorticoid-dependent nephrotic syndrome since 5 years of age arrives in a community emergency department because of chest pain and nausea that has progressed to ...