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Bicarbonate Supplementation
Aka: Bicarbonate Supplementation, Polycitra, Shohl Solution, Oral Sodium Bicarbonate
- See Also
- Intravenous Sodium Bicarbonate for Resuscitation
- Indications
- Renal Tubular Acidosis
- Oral Preparations for Renal Tubular Acidosis
- Potassium Citrate (Polycitra)
- Concentration: 500 mg per 5 ml
- Base Concentration: 2 meq per 1 ml
- Oral Sodium Bicarbonate (325 mg and 650 mg tablets)
- Base Concentration: 4 meq per 325 mg tablet
- Citric Acid (Shohl Solution)
- Concentration: 140 grams per 1000 ml
- Base concentration: 1 meq per 1 ml
- Oral Dosing in Renal Tubular Acidosis
- Distal RTA (low dose): 1-2 meq/kg/day
- Proximal RTA (high dose): 10-15 meq/kg/day