The disease left tubular Acidosis

The disease left tubular Acidosis

The disease left tubular Acidosis

The left tubule acidosis (ATR) or Renal tubular acidosis (RTA) is a disease of the kidneys (rhenal) especially on the left; tubules According to a number of health areas of scientific literature, this is indeed the ATR diseases a rare disease, with no specific clinical manifestation so that the diagnosis is often delayed.

Under normal circumstances, the kidney absorb residual acid metabolism of blood and throw it into the urine. In sufferers of the disease, part of the kidney tubules called the left may not work properly, so it's only a bit of acid thrown into the urine. Resulted in a build-up of acid in the blood, resulting in the onset of acidosis, i.e. the rate of being keasamannya above the normal threshold.

According to some scientific literature field of health, the disease is classified as disease of the ATR are rare, with no specific clinical manifestation so that the diagnosis is often delayed. But according to Dr. Damayanti Rusli Sjarif Dr. SP., A (K), a specialist in child nutrition and metabolic Health Sciences Section in the RSCM Jakarta, ATR disease patients that she treated the day more and more. In 2005, ATR he handle patients there were about 20 children. And every year the prevalence figures are always growing.

IMPACT

The disease can cause acidosis if left the following impacts:

* Low levels of potassium in the blood. If low blood potassium levels, then it happens such neurological disorders, diminished reflexes, muscle weakness and even paralysis.

* Deposition of calcium in the kidneys that can result in the formation of kidney stones. If it does then it could be possible damage to kidney cells and chronic renal failure.

* The tendency to dehydration (lack of fluids)

* Softening and bending the spine cause pain (osteomalasia or rakitis).

* Lower limb Motor Disorders were the main complaints are often found, so that the child experienced a delay to be able to sit, crawl, and walk.

* Tendency of digestive disorders, because of excess acid in the stomach and intestines, so the patient has impaired absorption of nutrients from the intestines into the blood. As a result of subsequent patients experienced delays grew swell (delayed development) and less weight.

THE CAUSE OF

Doctors usually can not confirm the cause of the ATR. But the disease is thought to be due to heredity or can occur as a result of drugs, heavy metal poisoning or autoimmune diseases (such as lupus erythematosus or SUDS Sjögren Wednesday).

HEALING

The medical world has not so far found a medication or therapy to cure him, because the disease is considered damage to organs of the body, such as diabetes mellitus (insulin glands due to damage).

While this new ATR handling limited to therapy to control the level of acidity of the blood, by giving a drug that contains a substance is alkaline (alkaline) at regular intervals (periodic), thus achieved the level of acidity is neutral, as in normal people. Alkaline substances it contains the active ingredient sodium bicarbonate (bicnat).

Viewed from its form, at least there are three kinds of bicnat in the market Indonesia: tablets, powder, and liquid.

If his kids, then when using the drug in tablet form, tablets should be crushed first before use. Once it's mixed with boiled water, and then given to the patient. Whereas if you use powder and liquid, live mixed boiled water and then given to the patient, in accordance with the prescribed dose of a doctor.