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where [H +] is the equilibrium molar concentration (mol/L) of H + in the solution. At 25 °C (77 °F), solutions with a pH less than 7 are acidic, and solutions with a pH greater than 7 are basic. Solutions with a pH of 7 at 25 °C are neutral (i.e. have the same concentration of H + ions as OH − ions, i.e. the same as pure water). The neutral value of the pH depends on the temperature and is lower than 7 if the temperature increases above 25°C. The pH range is commonly given as zero to 14, but a pH value can be less than 0 for very concentrated strong acids or greater than 14 for very concentrated strong bases. [2] The overall long-term prognosis for patients with PH2 is unclear. It was originally considered to have a more benign course than PH1 with the majority of patients presenting with urolithiasis, but decline in renal function is probably more common than initially considered. Nephrocalcinosis is less common but can occur in childhood and adult life ( Johnson et al, 2002). End stage renal failure tends to occur over 25 years of age. The supportive management is the same as for PH1 but there is no rationale for the use of vitamin B6. Renal transplantation has been performed in some of these patients but the majority will have a recurrence of their condition in the transplanted kidney. Success with hepatic transplantation has not been reported. As previously mentioned, a pH scale is very useful as a comparative tool. It’s a continuous, rather than discrete scale, and is so precise that decimal numbers can be used in addition to whole numbers. Orange juice, for instance, has a pH range of 3.3 to 4.2.
Combined hepato renal transplantation must be considered when the GFR falls below 40 mls/min/1.73 m2 as there is a dramatic decrease in excretion of oxalate, with increase in plasma oxalate levels, resulting in systemic deposition of calcium oxalate in the heart (cardiomyopathy and conduction defects), vessel walls, skin (ulcerating lesions), nerves (peripheral neuropathy, mono neuritis multiplex), retina and joints (sinovitis). The hepato renal transplantation can be done simultaneously with excellent success even in small infants. A sequential procedure involving hepatic transplantation first, followed by a period of dialysis, with subsequent renal transplantation months later may be considered more appropriate in certain situations ( Ellis et al, 2001). This type of approach can be useful if living related donors for split liver or kidney donation are being considered by relatives.
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Genetic testing is required to confirm the diagnosis as well as to give an indication of prognosis. Sibling and family screening is particularly beneficial and can identify asymptomatic cases which can allow the institution of appropriate therapy before symptoms arise, and prevent decline in renal function accordingly ( Rumsby, 2005).
Support for third-party writing assistance for this manuscript, furnished by Rachel Johnson, Ph.D, of Health Interactions, was provided by Genentech, Inc. Clinical trial identification Oxalate is derived from endogenous production following the metabolism of glyoxylate within the body as well as from the diet, and is excreted by the kidney. Hyperoxaluria can therefore occur due to hyperabsorption of ingested oxalate, as seen in patients with malabsorption e.g. ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease (secondary hyperoxaluria). It can also occur as a result of derangement of the normal metabolic pathways (primary hyperoxaluria, PH).In chemistry, pH stands for ‘potential of hydrogen’. But it can also denote power of hydrogen or per hydronium ion measurement. Søren Peder Lauritz Sørensen, a Danish chemist, introduced the concept in 1909, revising it fifteen years later to the modern understanding we have of it today. Bacteriologist Alice Catherine Evans, who influenced dairying and food safety, credited William Mansfield Clark and colleagues, including herself, with developing pH measuring methods in the 1910s, which had a wide influence on laboratory and industrial use thereafter. In her memoir, she does not mention how much, or how little, Clark and colleagues knew about Sørensen's work a few years prior. [11] She said: The concept of pH was developed because ion-selective electrodes, which are used to measure pH, respond to activity. The electrode potential, E, follows the Nernst equation for the hydrogen ion, which can be expressed as:
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