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Drugs help pass more ureteral stones
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10355/5415
| Title: | Drugs help pass more ureteral stones |
| Author: | Stevermer, James J.; Ewigman, Bernard; Hickner, John |
| Keywords: |
medical expulsive therapy
lithotripsy urinary tract infection |
| Date: | 2008-04 |
| Publisher: | Family Physicians Inquiries Network |
| Citation: | Journal of Family Practice, 57(4) 2008: 224-227. |
| Abstract: | Prescribe tamsulosin (typically 0.4 mg daily) or nifedipine (typically 30 mg daily) for patients with lower ureteral calculi, to speed stone passage and to avoid surgical intervention. Strength of recommendation A: Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10355/5415 |
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