Kidney Stones
Update in Diagnosis and Management
Causes of Hypercalciuria
February 2010
Hypercalciuria is the most common urine finding in patients with calcium oxalate stones. Most of these patients have hypercalciuria due to genetic causes, which was previously called idiopathic hypercalciuria. It's important to think about primary hyperparathyroidism, which is a correctable cause of stones. Fortunately, a normal fasting serum calcium is a very good screen to rule this out, and we do not recommend routinely checking a PTH level unless the patient is hypercalcemic. Other causes of hypercalciuria listed here are more unusual, and can be detected by considering other features of the history and/or physical exam.
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- Introduction
- Kidney Stones
- Why do Kidney Stones Form?
- Genetics and Environment
- Not All Stones are Created Equal: Stone Analysis is Very Helpful
- Laboratory Evaluation
- Supersaturation Index
- Components of the Urinary Supersaturation Profile
- Uses of Urinary Supersaturation
- Common Features Increase Urinary Supersaturation in Patients with Idiopathic Calcium Oxalate Nephrolithiasis
- "Conservative" Dietary Recommendations for Calcium Oxalate Stone Formers
- Causes of Hypercalciuria
- Genetic Hypercalciuria
- Genetic Hypercalciuria: Treatment
- What is Oxalate?
- Hyperoxaluria: What is the Relevant Concentration?
- Oxalate Balance on a Typical Western Diet
- Enteric Hyperoxaluria is Caused by Fat Malabsorption
- Control of Urinary Citrate: Largely Due to Systemic Acid Base Balance
- Treatments for Enteric Hyperoxaluria
- Low Urinary Citrate
- Hyperuricosuria is a Risk Factor for Calcium Oxalate Stones
- Uric Acid is Very Insoluble at Low pH
- Calcium Phosphate is Very Insoluble at High pH!
- Cystine Stones
- Struvite stones
- Questions?
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