Do you obtain additional studies such as stool elastase or oxalate load testing in patients with hyperoxaluria for whom you are attempting to differentiate enteric from primary processes?
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Nephrology · Medical College of Wisconsin
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If I have serious question of the possibility of primary hyperoxaluria, I would order genetic testing to rule this disease in or out.
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Nephrology · Mayo Clinic
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No. I go primarily by the patient’s medical history.
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