Electrolytes and urolithiasis
Calcium and magnesium disorders
Prof Lucile Figueres @LucileFigueres
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Calcium and magnesium disorders are the job of every nephrologist.
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Ca and Mg also important post transplant.
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Hypomagnesemia is the most common Mg disorder.
How to diagnose the aetiology of hypomagnesemia?
See the very handy table below.
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Causes of extra renal hypomagnesemia
Always check for the PPI.
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Renal hypomagnesemia is rarer.
A nice table that locates cause according to site along the nephron.
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Very useful summary table of tubulopathies with hypomagnesaemia.
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4 organs are needed to maintain calcium
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Hypercalciuria occurs in 5% of general population and 50% of kidney stone formers.
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How to manage hypercalciuria?
Here’s a handy review for the nephrologist from @ndt @LucileFigueres
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Neprhocalcinosis
- Best test: CT scan.
- Nephrocalcinosis does not mean hypercalciuria.
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Key messages
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