Emory Kidney Stone Prevention ProgramThe Emory Clinic, Building B, 1st Floor

1365 Clifton Road, NEAtlanta, GA 30322

404-778-4898Clinic Availability: Monday mornings

Emory University Hospital MidtownNephrology at Medical Office Tower

550 Peachtree Street, 7th floorAtlanta, GA 30308

404-686-5038Clinic Availability: Tuesday and

Friday mornings

www.emoryhealthcare.org

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The Emory Clinic is a leader in the treatment and prevention of chronic kidney stones. Under the direction of Harold Franch, MD, Emory developed a comprehensive kidney stone prevention program in 1997. The program takes a holistic approach to kidney stone prevention, including diet and lifestyle modification, management of complicating diseases and medication therapy. Dr. Franch and his team tailor the program to meet individual needs.

Dr. Franch pioneered the use of heart healthy diets for kidney stone prevention. He has served on the American Heart Association Nutrition Committee and as president of the International Society for Renal Nutrition and Metabolism.

For those currently suffering from kidney stones, Dr. Franch works closely with his colleagues in the Emory Departments of Nephrology, Radiology and Urology, as well as urologists at Emory University Hospital Midtown, private practices and North Georgia, to ensure patients receive the most comprehensive and appropriate care possible.

Diagnosis• Extensiveandthoroughmedical historyandphysicalexamination• Laboratorybloodwork• Urineanalysis• Stoneevaluation(ifavailable)• Urologyevaluation

TreatmentYou and your physician will create a personalized management or prevention plan depending on your individual condition and circumstances. Customized diet and medication regimens are often prescribed.

You Are Not AloneAbout 13% of men and 8% of women will have had kidney stone symptoms by the age of 70. However, most people do not form multiple, frequent stones. Sometimes, people who continue to form multiple stones feel helplessin the face of pain, procedures and damage to the kidneys. The Emory Kidney Stone Prevention Program is designed to be a place to help those who continue to form stones despite their best efforts and those of their physicians.

People who form multiple stones frequently have certain genetic andenvironmentalexposuresandmaysufferfromavarietyofassociateddiseases.Fromyearsofexperience,weunderstandtheneedsofpatientswithcystinuria,hyperoxaluria,shortbowel,gastricbypass,renaltubularacidosis,maladsorptionsyndromes, Dent’s disease, hyperparathyroidism, sarcoidosis, chronic kidney disease, among others.

Preventive measures are the key to reducing your risk of developing additional stones and suffering kidney damage. Overall, the reduction in number of stones formed ranges from 50% to 95% and the stones passed are smaller and softer, reducing the need for surgical procedures and lithotripsy. Because multiple stones raise the risk of high blood pressure, chronic kidney disease and heart disease, the clinic will work with your primary care physician on a comprehensive program to promote overall wellness.

Lifestyle and Diet Changes• Changesindietandlifestylethatreducekidneystonescanprotectfrom heart attacks, strokes and chronic kidney disease.• Reducemeatandeggconsumptiontooneortwoservingsaday.• Increasewaterintakeinordertoproduceurinevolumeof2.5to4liters (85to135ounces)aday.• Avoidcuredmeats(hotdogs,bacon),organmeats,foodswithadded sugar, corn syrup or honey.• Reduceyourintakeofsalt(sodium).• Reduceoxalateconsumption.• Consumetwoorthreeservingsofcalcium-richfoodsormilkaday.• Eatfruitandvegetablesateverymeal.• Ifyousmoke,stop.• Exerciseregularly.• Takeprescribedmedicationsasdirected.

If you are currently suffering from kidney stones and wouldlike to see an Emory physician, please call 404-778-4898 for

our Clifton campus, or 404-686-5038 for our Midtown campus.