This review examines the interplay of these conditions in the geriatric patient. Stone disease is common in the elderly and is associated with multiple comorbidities including hypertension, coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease Dr charles vega responds to reader comments about treatment of a young woman with nephrolithiasis.
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Treatment with the antimigraine agent topiramate caused metabolic changes favoring the formation of calcium phosphate kidney stones in 2 exploratory studies.
A study of 100,000 patients with hyperlipidemia compared statin users with nonusers and found that statin use reduced the risk for stones.
To our knowledge, this study is the first and largest to assess the association between sglt2 inhibitors use and risk of nephrolithiasis [kidney stones] in patients with type 2 diabetes in. Learn more about the function of oxalate and its potential roles in nephrolithiasis and nephrocalcinosis in this review of animal studies.