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How Doctors Diagnose Kidney Stones
ER doctors often order a CT scan for a suspected kidney stone ... (both calcium-oxalate and calcium phosphate stones), uric ...
Calcium oxalate/calcium phosphate (80% of stones), uric acid (9%), cystine (10%), and struvite (1% ... markers and signs of infection. Further, CT scans and ultrasounds can locate stones and ...