Kidney Diseases Flashcards
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Q
7 yo presents with complaint of chronic fatigue. Labs show hypokalemia, metabolic alkalosis, hypercalciuria, elevated plasma renin. What is the Dx and what is the specific defect?
A
Bartter’s syndrome
Defective Na+/K+/2Cl- transporter abolishes hypertonicity of the medulla –> inability to concentrate urine, metabolic alkalosis, hypercalciuria
