Practical Controversies in Medical Management of Stone Disease

ISBN-13: 9781461495741 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 145 str.

Margaret S. Pearle; Stephen Y. Nakada

Opis

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 common drug and dietary recommendations. Aimed at dispelling common myths about preventative stone treatment, this book provides practical recommendations for the diagnositic evaluation and treatment and recurrent calcium calcium stone formers, but 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.

Recenzje

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)

Spis treści

Chapter 1. Metabolic Evaluation: Underused or Overdone?
Juan C. Calle and Manoj Monga

Chapter 2. Controversies in the Management of High Urine Oxalate as a Risk Factor for Idiopathic Calcium Oxalate Urolithiasis
Kristina L. Penniston

Chapter 3. Dietary Calcium and Prevention of Calcium Stones: More or Less?
Jodi A. Antonelli and Margaret S. Pearle

Chapter 4. Citrus Juices and Prevention of Calcium Stones: Some, but Not All?
Michael P. Kurtz and Brian H. Eisner

Chapter 5. Bariatric Surgery and Stone Disease: Help or Hindrance?
Gautam Jayram and Brian R. Matlaga

Chapter 6. Protein Restriction and Stone Disease:  Myth or Reality?
Sara L. Best

Chapter 7. Uric Acid Nephrolithiasis: Uric Acid or Urine pH?
Khashayar Sakhaee

Chapter 8. Cystinuria: Assessing and Managing Risk
Nicola T. Sumorok and David S. Goldfarb

Chapter 9. Potassium Citrate and Calcium Stones: Benefit or Risk?
Ramy F. Youssef, Glenn M. Preminger, and Michael E. Lipkin

Chapter 10. Thiazides and Calcium Stones: Overrated or Underused?
John J. Knoedler and Amy E. Krambeck

O autorze

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

Blurb

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.