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For patients with kidney stone disease and chronic kidney disease, is there an eGFR threshold at which you no longer recommend pursing 24 hour urine stone risk studies?

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Nephrology · Medical College of Wisconsin
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While I agree with Dr. @Dr. First Last's comments in general, though, I have encountered patients that newly presented for stone disease at late stages of CKD and even on dialysis. The critical consideration is whether there is evidence of ongoing stone formation/growth. We must be aware that a ston...

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Nephrology · Mayo Clinic
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I do not think we have much hard data to guide us as to whether and when we should stop kidney stone follow-up in chronic kidney disease. It makes sense to me that has the eGFR drops, there will be less urinary solute to make stones. For example, I had a florid cystine stone former who stopped makin...

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