Do you recommend checking a serum phosphorus level in patients with recurrent nephrolithiasis?
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Nephrology · Mayo Clinic
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For patients with pure calcium phosphate or mixed calcium phosphate/oxalate nephrolithiasis, l routinely check serum phosphorus as part of a panel that also contains serum calcium, PTH, creatinine, and 25-vitamin D, looking for primary hyperparathyroidism, a surgically curable cause of these stones....
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