A recent study shows that sodium bicarbonate is no better than saline in preventing contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN). The study was a double-blind, controlled trial involving 265 patients undergoing ... Sodium bicarbonate is an antacid medication that can help treat people with kidney disease who develop metabolic acidosis.

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Kidney disease, also known as “chronic kidney disease” (CKD), is a condition ... Prior low-quality evidence has suggested that sodium bicarbonate may benefit critically ill patients with severe metabolic acidemia and acute kidney injury (AKI). In this randomized trial of patients ...