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Kidney Stones: Basic Evaluation and Treatment


Total Credits: 1 including 1 AOA Category 1-A Credit(s)

Average Rating:
   47
State Associations:
IOMA - Iowa
Faculty:
Les Spry, MD
Duration:
1:00
Expiration:
Never expires.


Description

This presentation reviews the basic concepts of kidney stones disease, evaluation and treatment based on the understanding of pathophysiology.

Objectives for Chronic Kidney Stones: Basic Evaluations and Treatment:

1) Review the most common constituents of urinary tract stones. 

2) Recognize risk factors for kidney stones.

3) Understand the conservative management of kidney stones. 

4) Recognize treatment of more unusual kidney stones.

5) Understand the concepts of supersaturation in urine.

 

Dr. Spry is a stockholder with Home Dialysis of Lincoln.

 

The Iowa Osteopathic Medical Association is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians and designates this program for a maximum of 1 AOA Category 1-A credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician's participation in this activity.

Grievance Policy: IOMA strives to provide continuing medical education programs to fulfill the needs of the attendees and to meet the AOA Uniform Guidelines and AOA Accreditation Requirements. Comments, questions, or complaints should be put in writing and forwarded to IOMA Executive Director at ioma@ioma.org or IOMA, 6919 Vista Drive, West Des Moines, IA 50266.

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Dr. Leslie Spry was born in Lexington, Nebraska and grew up on a farm and graduated from Lomax Country school, Oconto High School, and University of Nebraska, Lincoln. He attended the University of Nebraska School of Medicine in Omaha and completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at University of Nebraska Hospitals. Dr. Spry also completed a research and clinical fellowship in Nephrology at Washington University in St. Louis and was faculty at St. Louis University School of Medicine from 1982 to 1987. He was certified in Critical Care Medicine while on faculty at St. Louis University and came to Lincoln in 1987 where he started Lincoln Nephrology & Hypertension in 1996.  He has been the Medical Director of the Dialysis Center of Lincoln since 1987. Dr. Spry is the past President of the Nebraska Medical Association and an active volunteer and blogger with the National Kidney Foundation. He remains active in the American Society of Nephrology and the National Kidney Foundation.


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