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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300205303321

Titolo

Pocket Guide to Kidney Stone Prevention : Dietary and Medical Therapy / / edited by Manoj Monga, Kristina L. Penniston, David S. Goldfarb

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-11098-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (167 p.)

Disciplina

610

616.6

616.61

Soggetti

Nephrology

Urology

Primary care (Medicine)

Primary Care Medicine

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

What is the risk of stone recurrence? -- General Nutrition Guidelines For All Stone Formers -- 24-hour Urine and Serum Tests: When and What? -- Nutrition Management of Hypercalciuria -- Hypercalciuria -- Nutrition Management of Hypocitraturia -- Medications -- Nutritional Management of Hyperoxaluria -- Nutrition Management of Uric Acid Stones -- Uric Acid Stones -- Cystinuria -- Struvite Stones, Diet, and Medications.-  Laboratory Follow-Up of the Recurrent Stone Former -- Imaging (Cost, Radiation) -- What to do about Asymptomatic Calculi? -- Acute Renal Colic and Medical Expulsive Therapy -- Stratifying Surgical Therapy.                   .

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides a concise, patient-directed approach to stone prevention. It defines who to evaluate and when to treat, and provides empiric guidelines for all stone formers. Specific treatment guidelines are also included, based on the kidney stone composition and the underlying metabolic abnormalities demonstrated by 24-hour urine stone risk profile. Written by experts in the field, Pocket Guide to



Kidney Stone Prevention: Dietary and Medical Therapy serves as a valuable resource for a broad base of clinicians in primary and specialty care.