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Are there instances when you recommend using sevelamer for patients with recurrent calcium phosphate nephrolithiasis?

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Nephrology · Mayo Clinic
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Basically no. The main drivers of calcium phosphate stones are mildly alkaline urine and hypercalciuria. Primarily, I am looking for the causes of these conditions. Urine volume is always important. If urine phosphate is elevated, my first intervention in that regard is dietary.

Stephen B. Erickson...

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