Practical Controversies in Medical Management of Stone Disease (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Pearle, Margaret S.; Nakada, Stephen Y.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Practical Controversies in Medical Management of Stone Disease addresses areas of controversy regarding the evaluation and management of recurrent stone formers and provides the best available evidence to support or refute common drug and dietary recommendations. Aimed at dispelling common myths about preventative stone treatment, this book provides practical recommendations for the diagnostic evaluation and treatment of recurrent calcium stone formers, and addresses uric acid and cystine stone formers. Written by experts in stone disease, Practical Controversies in Medical Management of Stone Disease is a concise yet comprehensive resource that provides the best, current evidence supporting medical practices regarding kidney stone prevention. The book will be of value to anyone involved in the medical care of patients with kidney stones, including urologists, nephrologists, primary care physicians, and dieticians.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer US
• Seitenzahl: 145
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Januar 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781461495758
• Artikelnr.: 43794903

Autorenporträt

Margaret S. Pearle, MD, PhD University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Urology, Dallas, TX, USA Stephen Y. Nakada, MD University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Urology, Madison, WI, USA

Inhaltsangabe

Metabolic Evaluation: Underused or Overdone?.- Controversies in the Management of High Urine Oxalate as a Risk Factor for Idiopathic Calcium Oxalate Urolithiasis.- Dietary Calcium and Prevention of Calcium Stones: More or Less?.- Citrus Juices and Prevention of Calcium Stones: Some, but Not All?.- Bariatric Surgery and Stone Disease: Help or Hindrance?.- Protein Restriction and Stone Disease: Myth or Reality?.- Uric Acid Nephrolithiasis: Uric Acid or Urine pH?.- Cystinuria: Assessing and Managing Risk.- Potassium Citrate and Calcium Stones: Benefit or Risk?.- Thiazides and Calcium Stones: Overrated or Underused?.

Rezensionen

From the reviews:

"This practical book provides evidence-based medical management recommendations for kidney stone prevention in contemporary practice. ... this book is appropriate for a wide array of providers, including urologists, nephrologists, primary care physicians, and dietitians. This valuable resource, written by experts, would be useful for trainees as well as practicing physicians. ... The text is complemented by black-and-white as well as color figures, tables, and diagrams that are easy to follow. The references are up to date and highly relevant." (Kelly A. Healy, Doody's Book Reviews, May, 2014)