Renal Tubular Acidosis: Likelihood Ratios

Introduction: A cause of non-gap metabolic acidosis. There are multiple types (Type I, II, and IV).

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Differential Diagnoses include: Diarrhea

The likelihood ratios of findings for Renal Tubular Acidosis are listed below. See the left navigation bar to change the display.

Good Positive and Negative Likelihood Ratios

Finding	+LR	-LR	Comments, Study
Urine Anion Gap	inf	0	UAG > 0, indicating a low [NH4+] in the urine Differential Diagnosis: Diarrhea Study: N Engl J Med. 1988 Mar 10;318(10):594-9. PMID 3344005