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ReviewDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Metabolic Acidosis in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: Diagnosis, Pathogenesis, and Treatment-A Narrative Review.

Justyna Korus, Maciej Szymczak, Maciej Gołębiowski, Julia Rydzek, Krzysztof Majcherczyk, Jakub Wilk, Kacper Bułdyś, Sławomir Zmonarski, Tomasz Gołębiowski

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Review in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Justyna KorusFaculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 213, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-6260-8818
Maciej SzymczakDepartment of Nephrology, Transplantation and Internal Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 213, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-1248-081X
Maciej GołębiowskiFaculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 213, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland.
Julia RydzekFaculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 213, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0009-0000-2550-5070
Krzysztof MajcherczykFaculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 213, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland.
Jakub WilkFaculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 213, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0009-0000-8421-1670
Kacper BułdyśDepartment and Clinic of Hematology, Cellular Therapies and Internal Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Ludwika Pasteura 4, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-4933-9198
Sławomir ZmonarskiDepartment of Nephrology, Transplantation and Internal Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 213, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-0764-4939
Tomasz GołębiowskiDepartment of Nephrology, Transplantation and Internal Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 213, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-5477-2020

Funding

Wroclaw Medical University SUBK.C160.24.056
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metabolic acidosis is a common complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD). The kidneys play a crucial role in acid-base balance, maintaining pH within the normal range (isohydria) by following mechanisms: bicarbonate reabsorption, ammogenesis, and titratable acidity. The anion gap describes the amount of unmeasured anions and is classically evaluated as the difference between the major cation (sodium) and the sum of the two major anions (chloride and bicarbonate). Metabolic acidosis can be divided into two types: normal anion gap metabolic acidosis and high anion gap metabolic acidosis. A high anion gap level is considered unfavorable in terms of prognosis as it is associated with increased mortality. Treatment of metabolic acidosis in patients with chronic kidney disease, despite available therapeutic options, is a challenge. Supplementation with bicarbonates does not improve prognosis on the one hand, and on the other hand, it may be harmful. The new KDIGO guidelines for 2024 have been significantly modified compared to 2012 after negative results of studies on bicarbonate supplementation. Bicarbonate supplementation is currently recommended only when levels are less than 18 mmol/L. This review provides an overview of the current knowledge on the pathophysiology, classification, and therapeutic options, including dietary recommendations and new pharmacology agents.

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chronic kidney diseasehigh anion gap metabolic acidosismetabolic acidosisnormal anion gap metabolic acidosis

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PMCPMC12385983

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