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Nephrology
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Nephrolithiasis
Are there any varying treatment considerations to make when managing patients with carbonate apatite versus hydroxyapatite kidney stones?
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Are there instances when you would recommend obtaining a 24 hour urine protein measurement in place of spot urine protein studies in patients with acute kidney injury and proteinuria?
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Do you routinely check a TSH level in patients with recurrent kidney stones who have hypercalciuria of unknown cause?
Do you avoid losartan in patients with hypertension and uric acid nephrolithiasis due to the drugs uricosuric effects?
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What is your approach to management of recurrent nephrolithiasis in patients with mixed composition uric acid and calcium phosphate stones?
How long do you wait before reassessing a 24 hour urine calcium level in patients with recurrent nephrolithiasis, hypercalciuria, and osteoporosis who are initiated on bisphosphonate therapy?
For a patient with idiopathic hypercalciuria and a history of calcium kidney stones who has not normalized 24-hr urine calcium level on thiazide diuretic, is there evidence for targeting a certain urine calcium level for decreased future risk of nephrolithiasis and osteoporosis?
How often do you monitor plasma oxalate levels for patients with ESKD secondary to primary hyperoxaluria who are on hemodialysis and receiving lumasiran?
