Editing Stones: Diagnosis and Evaluation (section)

====AUA'''<span style="color:#ff0000">[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24857648/ ★]</span>'''====
*'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Patients with newly diagnosed kidney or ureteral stones should undergo a s</span><span style="color:#ff0000">Screening Evaluation</span>''' '''<span style="color:#ff0000">e</span><span style="color:#ff0000">valuation</span>''' '''<span style="color:#ff0000">consisting of</span>'''
**'''<span style="color:#ff0000">History and Physical Exam</span>'''
**'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Laboratory (5)</span>'''
**#'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Urinalysis +/- culture</span>'''
**#'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Serum electrolytes (Na, K, Cl, HCO3)</span>'''
**#'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Serum calcium</span>'''
**#'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Serum creatinine</span>'''
**#'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Serum uric acid</span>'''
**'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Imaging</span>'''
***'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Obtain or review available imaging studies to quantify stone burden.</span>'''
*'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Extended evaluation</span>'''
**'''<span style="color:#ff0000">One or two 24-hour urine collections</span>'''
***'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Indications (7):</span>'''
***#'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Recurrent stone formers</span>'''
***#'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Family history of stone disease</span>'''
***#'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Solitary kidney</span>'''
***#'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Malabsorptive intestinal disease or resection</span>'''
***#'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Obesity</span>'''
***#'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Recurrent UTIs</span>'''
***#'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Medical conditions predisposing to stones (e.g., RTA Type 1, primary hyperparathyroidism, gout, diabetes mellitus type)</span>'''