American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 55, Issue 6 , Pages 1130-1135 , June 2010

An Unusual Case of Metabolic Alkalosis: A Window Into the Pathophysiology and Diagnosis of This Common Acid-Base Disturbance

Received 28 August 2009 ,Accepted 30 November 2009.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.11.028 on April 19, 2010.

PII: S0272-6386(10)00475-0

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.11.028

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 55, Issue 6 , Pages 1130-1135 , June 2010

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