1. Risks of chronic metabolic acidosis in patients with chronic kidney disease 
Joel D. Kopple, Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, Rajnish Mehrotra 
Kidney International 
Volume 67, Pages S21-S27 (June 2005)
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2. Figure 1
Nitrogen and potassium balance in 6 nondialyzed uremic patients pre- and postsupplementation with sodium bicarbonate.
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3. Figure 2
Branched chain amino acid levels measured in 9 hemodialysis patients before and after 6 months of bicarbonate treatment. A significant increase in the concentration of valine, leucine, and isoleucine was seen on correction of the metabolic acidosis.
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4. Figure 3
Mechanisms by which metabolic acidosis may induce protein energy malnutrition.
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5. Figure 4
The various mechanisms by which metabolic acidosis may contribute to bone disease.
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