Drugs help pass more ureteral stones

dc.contributor.author	Stevermer, James J.	eng
dc.contributor.author	Ewigman, Bernard	eng
dc.contributor.author	Hickner, John	eng
dc.contributor.other	Family Physicians Inquiries Network	eng
dc.date.issued	2008	eng
dc.description.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. Stength of recommendation: A: Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.	eng
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10355/5415
dc.language	English	eng
dc.publisher	Family Physicians Inquiries Network	eng
dc.relation.ispartofcollection	Priority Updates to Research Literature (PURLs) (2008)	eng
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity	University of Missouri-Columbia. School of Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine. Family Physicians Inquiries Network	eng
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Journal of family practice, 57, no. 04 (April 2008): 224-227.	eng
dc.rights	OpenAccess.	eng
dc.rights.license	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License.	eng
dc.subject.lcsh	Ureters -- Obstructions	eng
dc.subject.lcsh	Kidneys -- Calculi -- Treatment	eng
dc.subject.other	Ureteral stones	eng
dc.subject.other	Kidney stones	eng
dc.subject.other	Tamsulosin	eng
dc.subject.other	Nifedipine	eng
dc.title	Drugs help pass more ureteral stones	eng
dc.type	Article	eng

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