Nephrolithiasis patients

Previous studies have confirmed a family risk of nephrolithiasis (NL), but only 15% of all cases are associated with an identified monogenic factor. In clinical practice, our group encountered a patient with NL combined with cystic kidney disease that had 3 affected family members. No known mutations association with NL was detected in this family, and thus further investigation of the molecular cause of NL was deemed to be necessary.

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Idiopathic renal hypouricemia (iRHUC) is an autosomal recessive hereditary disorder, characterized by impaired tubular uric acid transport, re-absorption insufficiency and/or the acceleration of secretions. Some patients present with severe complications, such as exercise-induced acute kidney injury (EIAKI) and nephrolithiasis.

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The association between uric acid (UA) on one side and systemic hypertension (Htn), dyslipidemia, glucose intolerance, overweight, fatty liver, renal disease and cardiovascular disease (CVD) on the other side is well recognized. However, the causal relationship between UA and these different clinical problems is still debatable. The recent years have witnessed hundreds of experimental and clinical trials that favored the opinion that UA is a probable player in the pathogenesis of these disease entities.

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Table 15-7 Preventive Treatments in Migrainea Drug Dose Selected Side Effects Pizotifenb mg qd 0.5–2 Weight gain Drowsiness Beta blocker Propranolol 40–120 mg bid Reduced energy Tiredness Postural symptoms Contraindicated in asthma Tricyclics Amitriptyline 10–75 mg at night Drowsiness Dothiepin 25–75 mg at night Nortriptyline 25–75 mg at night Note: Some patients may only need a total dose of 10 mg, although generally 1–1.

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