by Dr Fredric Coe | Apr 7, 2023 | For Doctors, For Patients, For Scientists
I picture a younger me on this article because the long line of thiazide trials stretches back decades in time to when I looked just like the photograph. The large picture that heads this article depicts my spreadsheet of all of the trials I have reviewed, and this...
by Dr Fredric Coe | Oct 23, 2022 | Book, For Doctors, For Patients, For Scientists
The term ‘infection stones’ means stones caused by the action of bacteria. At the present time only struvite stones belong in this category. Struvite is a composite of magnesium, ammonium ion, and phosphate ion. Certain bacteria can decompose urea in urine...
by Dr Fredric Coe | Oct 11, 2022 | For Doctors, For Patients, For Scientists, How Kidneys Function, Uncategorized
A Free New Book About Kidney Stones Here is a download link for the book Here is a brief video that walks you through the book Why Another Book? It has long been my impression that discussion of kidney stone formation arises less out of the rich detail of kidney...
by Dr Fredric Coe | Mar 20, 2017 | For Doctors, For Patients, For Scientists
This is a story about how well the supersaturations we measure in 24 hour urines reflect the average supersaturation in the kidneys of patients, whether supersaturations match kidney stones – match the crystals stone contain. If they do match well, we can trust...
by Dr Fredric Coe | Oct 31, 2016 | For Doctors, For Patients, For Scientists
I have summarized the scientific evidence that low intakes of diet calcium and potassium and high intakes of refined sugar and sodium and protein raise risk of stones and loss of bone mineral. I have pointed out that the recommended US diet specifically seeks to...
