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Do you advise your patients with cystinuria to perform home urine pH testing?

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Nephrology · Mayo Clinic

Definitely! Keeping urine pH above 7.0 is one of the most effective ways of preventing cystine crystallization. pH testing strips can be purchased cheaply on the Internet or in “big box” stores. (Pharmacies are much more expensive). I suggest testing four times daily and adjusting the urinary alkali...

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Nephrology · Mayo Clinic

Yes, if we are going to use citrate to alkalinize the urine.

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