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- NIDDK: Kidney Stones in Adults - Provides history, definition, causes, risk factors, foods to avoid, diagnosis, and treatment.
- AskMen.com: Preventing Kidney Stones - Describes the urinary tract system, four types of stones, why they form, early symptoms, and treatment.
- International Cystinuria Foundation - Includes history of the organization, educational articles and videos, research library, and forums.
- MedlinePlus: Kidney Stones - Illustrated article presents definition, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options.
- eMedicineHealth: Kidney Stones - Gives overview, causes and symptoms, exams and tests, self-care, medical treatment, and prevention.
- Digital Urology Journal: What Are Kidney Stones? - Tells what stones are, when to call the doctor, different types, prevention, and points to remember.
- University of Chicago: Kidney Stone Management Program - Offers information on the program and Q and A about this condition.
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Calcium
- Merck Manual: Disorders of Calcium Concentration - Describes how the body uses and regulates calcium, including overly high or low levels and their causes.
- FAQs.org: Calcium - Includes the importance of calcium, its interaction with Vitamin D, deficiency and toxicity, and requirements and supplementation.
- FAO.org: Chapter 11. Calcium - Covers chemistry and distribution, determinants of calcium balance, absorption, requirements, populations at risk, and nutritional factors.
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Hypercalcemia
- MedlinePlus: Hypercalcemia - Illustrated article explains causes, signs and symptoms, exams and tests, prognosis, possible complications, and prevention.
- National Cancer Institute: Hypercalcemia - Provides overview, causes, incidence, symptoms, assessment, treatment, and links to additional information.
- Mayo Clinic: Hypercalcemia - Offers overview, signs and symptoms, when to seek medical help, screening, complications, and self-care.
- MedHelp.org: Hypercalcemia - Summary gives introduction, overview, causes, symptoms, assessment, and treatment.
- HealthLine.com: Hypercalcemia Health Article - Peer-reviewed article details causes, incidence, and risk factors, as well as symptoms, complications, and expectations.
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Hypocalcemia
- eMedicine: Hypocalcemia - Clinical article offers background, calcium function, related disorders and causes, symptoms, lab tests, and treatment.
- ChemoCare.com: Hypocalcemia (Low Calcium) - Explains this condition, causes, symptoms to watch for, self-care, medications, and when to call the doctor.
- Cleveland Clinic: Hypocalcemia - Provides signs and symptoms, causes and related conditions, diagnostic evaluation, and therapy.
- EndoText.com: Hypocalcemia Diagnosis and Treatment - Details clinical presentation, neurological and cardiac symptoms, related deficiencies and illnesses, and treatment of various types.
- Health A to Z: Hypocalcemia - Gives definition, description, causes and symptoms, diagnosis, prognosis, and prevention.
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Potassium
- Merck Manual: Potassium - Describes why this mineral is important, as well as the causes, symptoms, treatment of system imbalances.
- My Electronic MD: Potassium Imbalance - Brief article presents an overview of potassium functions, as well as causes, signs, and symptoms of elevated or reduced levels.
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Hyperkalemia
- MedicineNet: Hyperkalemia - Describes this condition, its effects on the body, causes, diagnosis, and treatment.
- eMedicine: Hyperkalemia - Clinical article provides description, blood level ranges, causes, common lab tests, and treatment.
- Health A to Z: Hyperkalemia - Information includes description, occurence, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and prevention.
- AAFP.org: Hyperkalemia - Peer-reviewed article discusses stressors, chemicals, and disorders that can cause this condition, diagnostic tools, and medical management.
- University of Maryland: Hyperkalemia - Offers signs, symptoms, and causes, as well as drug, complementary, and alternative therapies.
- Penn State: Hyperkalemia - Relates description, risk factors, causes, tests, treatments, and self-care tips.
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Hypokalemia
- eMedicine: Hypokalemia - Describes how the body metabolizes potassium, common causes of low blood levels, prevalence, symptoms, tests, and treatment.
- MedlinePlus: Hypokalemia - Illustrated article explains causes, symptoms, exams and tests, prognosis, and prevention.
- Health A to Z: Hypokalemia - Offers definition, how it occurs, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and prevention.
- Penn State: Hypokalemia - Discusses low potassium levels, causes, risk factors, common diagnostic methods, and treatments.
- Low Potassium (Hypokalemia): What Causes It? - Mayo Clinic hematologist provides definition, causes, and possible effects on the body.
- Rare Diseases: Hypokalemia - Abstract relates what this condition is, how it occurs, and why it can be dangerous.
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Hypernatremia
- eMedicine: Hypernatremia - Presents information on how the body regulates sodium, causes of elevated levels, diagnosis, and treatment options.
- Health A to Z: Hypernatremia - Describes normal sodium levels, normal bodily regulation processes, causes and symptoms of elevated levels, treatment, and prognosis.
- Chemocare.com: Hypernatremia (High Sodium) - Details include definition, normal levels, causes, symptoms, self-care, medications, and when to contact the doctor.
- Penn State: Hypernatremia - Provides description, risk factors, causes, treatment, and self-care suggestions.
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Hyponatremia
- eMedicine: Hyponatremia - Clinical article describes this condition, its causes, symptoms, related problems, treatment, and medications.
- Mayo Clinic: Hyponatremia - Details include definition, risk factors, diagnosis and screening, seeking medical help, complications, and prevention.
- AAFP.org: Management of Hyponatremia - Gives recommendations for dealing with this condition, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and various types.
- Geo-Outdoors: Hyponatremia - Information for athletes includes causes, symptoms, prevention, and drinking the right fluids.
- MedlinePlus: Hyponatremia - Illustrated article explains alternative names, sodium function, common causes, physical symptoms, lab tests, and possible complications.
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- Plavix for HCP - Healthcare professionals can learn about how this drug can help protect against the threat of future atherothrombotic events including myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke.
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