title: When should the stone patient be evaluated? Limited evaluation of single stone formers.
abstract: The purpose of a metabolic stone evaluation is to provide information that will influence treatment. For stone formers who have not tried a conservative diet-fluid program, only a limited metabolic evaluation is indicated. An extensive metabolic evaluation is reserved for stone formers who actively grow calculi despite conservative treatment.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000209:etiology; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D013997:Time Factors; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000175:diagnosis