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Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment
Urinary Stone Disease
Sections: Key Features, Essentials of Diagnosis, General Considerations, Clinical Findings, Symptoms and Signs, Diagnosis, Laboratory Tests, Metabolic evaluation, Imaging Studies, Treatment, Medications, Surgery, Therapeutic Procedures, Outcome, Prevention, When to Refer, When to Admit, References,
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Topics Discussed: hypercalciuria; urinary calculi.
Excerpt: | |  Stone analysis on recovered stones
Patients with uncomplicated first-time stones: serum calcium, electrolytes, and uric acid For patients with recurrent stone formers or patients with a family history of stones: 24-h urine collection on a random diet for volume, urinary pH, and calcium, uric acid, oxalate, phosphate, and citrate excretion | | – Sodium intake and animal protein intake should be reduced – Adequate fluid should be ingested – After these changes have been made, obtain 24-h urine collection for urinary volume, pH, calcium, uric acid, oxalate, phosphate, sodium, and citrate excretion |
Serum parathyroid hormone and calcium can be obtained if 24-h urine collection reveals hypercalciuria
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